homemade baileys anyone?

[Scottishnewbie]

found this recipe on the t'internet:

1 cup whiskey
1 cup condensed milk
1 cup cream
1 tablespoon coffee (or to taste)
few drops vanilla essence (optional)

anyone made it? or got a recipe?

[arpoet]

I make this all the time, but leave out the condensed milk, cream, coffee and vanilla essence. Yer can add a few drops of water if you've a mind to, but its not the same.. Cheers....
Roger

[bigt1888]

agreed arpoet- the water would take the shine off

maybe stretch to 1 block of ice

[Jillyreeves]

I make my own Baileys every Christmas, will find out my recipe and post it on here for you. Main difference is I use a 50/50 mix of Whiskey and Brandy and mine has eggs in it.

[Glutton4...]

I make my own Baileys every Christmas, will find out my recipe and post it on here for you. Main difference is I use a 50/50 mix of Whiskey and Brandy and mine has eggs in it.

Ohhhh Yes perleeeeease!

[Flummery]

I've used a recipe similar to this. The downside is that becasue you use fresh cream it needs using up quickly. (Did I say downside?)

[Hilary B]

I cheat. Someone gave me a bottle of Tia Maria, which is OK but I much prefer Kahlua. On the other hand, Tia Maria makes a great Bailey's imitation when mixed with equal measure of cream (or even evaporated milk), in fact I prefer the mix to 'real' Bailey's (which I believe doesn't actually contain coffee, or cream....)

[Glutton4...]

Now that is strange, Hilary. Years ago, when I worked in a Pub, a group of us did 'the taste test' with a glass each of Tia Maria and Kahlua - none of us could tell the difference!

[HeyWayne]

My late nan used to make her own Baileys every year - she always used Camp coffee. Though I'm sure manly coffee works just as well...

[Hilary B]

Now that is strange, Hilary. Years ago, when I worked in a Pub, a group of us did 'the taste test' with a glass each of Tia Maria and Kahlua - none of us could tell the difference!

It could be that the Tia in my cupboard was getting a bit 'old' (opened several months and then forgotten, because I was drinking other stuff) whereas the Kahlua was newly opened, and having once decided the Kahlua was better, I've stuck with it?

[Scarlet]

I make this all the time, but leave out the condensed milk, cream, coffee and vanilla essence. Yer can add a few drops of water if you've a mind to, but its not the same.. Cheers....
Roger

Are you related to my stepdad by any chance?? Thats just how he likes his homemade Baileys!

[Feral007]

Hmmm I don't have a recipe but I did know an Irish woman who used to make her own Bailey's. She said that if it was kept a little while in the fridge you had to strain it thru a sieve to get the thicker bits out of it.......but the downside of that was by the time you finished eating those bits out of the sieve with a spoon, you were too drunk to pour the rest into glasses for the guests.

[Incy]

Kahlua and cream here too.