Description
Baileys Irish Cream is an Irish iconic cream liqueur - an alcoholic beverage flavoured with cream, cocoa, and Irish whiskey - made by Diageo at Nangor Road, in Dublin, Republic of Ireland and in Mallusk, Northern Ireland. As is the case with milk, cream will curdle whenever it comes into contact with a weak acid. Milk and cream contain casein, which coagulates, when mixed with weak acids such as lemon, tonic water, or traces of wine. While this outcome is undesirable in most situations, some cocktails (such as the cement mixer, which consists of a shot of Baileys mixed with the squeezed juice from a slice of lime) specifically encourage coagulation.
Ireland
Baileys Irish Cream was created by Tom Jago of Gilbeys of Ireland, a division of International Distillers & Vintners, as it searched for something to introduce to the international market. The process of finding a product began in 1971 and production research began in earnest after consultants David Gluckman and Hugh Seymour-Davies — an alcoholic drink made of Irish whiskey and cream that, they remarked, "didn't taste punishing".
Baileys was introduced in 1974 as the first Irish cream on the market. The Baileys name was granted permission by John Chesterman after W&A Gilbey asked to use the name from a restaurant that John Chesterman owned. The fictional R.A. Bailey signature was inspired by the Bailey's Hotel in London, though the registered trademark omits the apostrophe.
