Saint Brendan’s is without doubt one of the least costly Baileys Irish Cream alternate options, and for some time there it was impressively genuine, made with simply Irish whiskey and cream.
Alas, issues have modified for the previous Saint. The usual bottling is made with Irish whiskey, cream, and “different spirits.” And on this new line extension, these different spirits are made clearer, the recipe studying “We begin with dairy cream and grain impartial spirit and end with Irish whiskey.” So, in all probability not a lot Irish whiskey in any respect any extra, to be frank.
With this new expression, there may be after all a fourth addition to the recipe — salted caramel taste, which all the time tends to be a crowd-pleaser. Right here, the aromatics are robust and candy — coming throughout like a seasonal Starbucks beverage — and lots synthetic, with overtones of burnt sugar and cotton sweet, overpowering any trace of whiskey that is perhaps current within the glass. The sweetness on the palate is palpable and lingers nearly perpetually, closely saccharine and blunt with overtones of synthetic flavoring. Sharp however gummy on the flabby physique, the syrupy aftertaste lingers for ages.
Not less than it’s nonetheless low cost. Devour inside 6 months of opening; retailer at 32 to 77 levels.
34 proof.
C- / $13 / stbrendans.com
Saint Brendan’s Salted Caramel Irish Cream Liqueur
$13
