What is Carolans liqueur? Liqueur Carolans: reviews

In this article, we will thoroughly consider the creamy liqueur Carolans. The full name of the drink is Carolans Irish Krim. Already on this one name one can guess that the producers of liquor decided to compete with the famous "Baileyz". Did they succeed in this? "Baileys" with Irish cream has long been known to our consumer both in the classical version and with different flavors. But Carolans is a liqueur that has recently appeared on the Russian alcohol market. What is he and what is different from the familiar "Bailey"? This we will discuss below. We also summarize the consumer feedback on the drink and make a price survey.

The birth of liquor

Contact of alcohols with milk is often fraught with surprises, and not always pleasant. In addition, there are a lot of creamy liqueurs in the world. To take a place under the sun (or rather, on the shelves of elite bureaucrats), the creators of Carolans had to work hard and make their product truly outstanding. The first bottle of liquor appeared in 1979. Light drink saw in the Irish town of Klonmel. The release was preceded by a successful advertising campaign, calculated, however, for the domestic consumer. The fact is that the name of Torl O'Carolan is known only to the Irish, and even educated. Two hundred years ago this blind harper traveled the country's roads. In the commercial, it was said that "Carolans" - liquor is light and soft, like the melodies of a national musician. This marketing move, designed for the patriotism of the Irish, worked. But the taste of the drink met promises of advertising. Gradually, the liquor "Carolans Airish Krim" won a good name and popularity. In two thousand and nine, he received a gold medal in the competition "Ward Spirit Competitions" in San Francisco. Now the drink is exported to more than eighty countries. It is very popular in the United States and Western Europe.

Composition "Carolans"

Liqueur, as the manufacturer assures, contains not just an unnamed grain alcohol. "Caronance Irish Krim" is also famous for the fact that it is based on Irish whiskey "Tullamore Dew" (Tullamore Dew). Many creamy liqueurs have a pronounced honey note. But if in most drinks artificial analogs are used, then in Carolans - a natural bee product. And not just honey, but special, heathy. And this awakens in Russian consumers associations with the famous ballad of Robert Lewis Stevenson in the translation of Samuel Marshak. A heather drink that is "sweeter than honey and more drunk than wine" contains two more important ingredients. This is an excellent fatty Irish cream and selected cocoa, giving the liquor a chocolate taste. Note that all the ingredients in the drink are natural. Therefore, alas, the liqueur is not distinguished by a huge shelf life. But the exact formulation of the drink and the proportions of the ingredients are kept by the beverage manufacturer - the concern "Kampari Group" - in secret.

Technology of liqueur making

How do they produce the famous Carolans? Liquor, before being bottled, passes in its formation four stages. First, whiskey is diluted with neutral alcohol to the desired strength. After all, the final product has only seventeen degrees. Cream is stabilized in stainless vats. Then they are diluted with water at high temperatures and defended. The third stage - mixing cream with whiskey - the most responsible. After all, if the milk fats collide with alcohols, the whole lot will marry. If this stage was successful, then honey, cocoa and other accompanying ingredients are added to the creamy liqueur.

Characteristics of the drink

The manufacturer wanted to create a universal liqueur that would appeal to both sophisticated girls and to the stronger sex. Probably, therefore, the drink is inferior to the sweetness of "Baileyz". But the cream consistency of Carolans is the same. Liquor has a pleasant beige color. It smells of the main ingredients - cream, honey, chocolate, whiskey. The taste of the drink, as the reviews say, is amazing. If you like Irish whiskey and thick aromatic cream, then you will certainly love the liquor "Carolans". The reviews also note that in this drink the milky note is more saturated than in the "Bailey". But caramel sweets in the liquor is less. Although it is certainly also palpable. Alcohol is almost not felt when consumed, consumers assure. The manufacturer did not lie: "Carolans" - liquor is gentle, light, like harper music.

How to drink and what to serve

Generally, it is customary to offer liqueurs to guests on a digestive. But the moderate sweetness of "Carolans" allows you to give it to an aperitif, it will not be a clear mauveton. The creamy essence of the liqueur makes it a true ally of coffee. Carolans will replace both sugar and cream. Liquor is usually served at room temperature. But in the US and southern Europe it is also customary to drink with ice. Liqueur "Carolans Irish Krim" is served in glass or crystal glasses. This is in case you use his solo. In the composition of cocktails it is served in thick-bottomed glasses for shots or in expanding glasses on a high leg for longs. For use with coffee, high transparent glasses with a handle are provided. Bartenders have already come up with a lot of cocktails, which include this liqueur. Among the most famous - "Over Ice", which is a "Carolans" with ice cubes. The popular ladies' cocktail is "Natty Irish Vumen" ("Nut Irish"). From coffee drinks can be called "Carolans Espressotini." Liquor can be served to the morning drink separately, in kremankah, as a dessert. But you can and with him. Then it will be called "Irish coffee".

Liquor Carolans: the price

The drink is available in different volumes. A half-liter bottle is in trusted alcohol stores about 850 rubles. The price of capacity for seven hundred milliliters increases to 1140 rubles. The gift set is very popular. In this beautifully designed box - two branded glasses and a bottle of drink for seven hundred milliliters. It is worth such a pleasure 1200 rubles. The most economical option is to buy a liter of liquor "Carolans". The price for such a bottle is (depending on the store) from 1300 to 1500 rubles.