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Old 13-12-2012, 19:50
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In Aldi today and picked up a bottle of their Baileys type drink Ballycastle.
At £3.99 a bottle it's not bad at all. In fact if somebody gave me this and I did not see the bottle I would think I was drinking Baileys.
Anybody else tried it?
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Old 13-12-2012, 19:58
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It's nice but the Irish [Whiskey] Cream Liqueur all a much of a muchness imo. ALDI does seem to be 50p/£1 cheaper than the big supermarkets though.
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Old 13-12-2012, 20:11
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It's nice but the Irish [Whiskey] Cream Liqueur all a much of a muchness imo. ALDI does seem to be 50p/£1 cheaper than the big supermarkets though.
I've never tried it from anywhere else. Usually pay 3 times the price for proper Baileys.
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Old 13-12-2012, 20:14
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ADSA and Tesco but have them for around £4.50.
Not sure about LIDL. I'd expect it to be around the same price.
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Old 13-12-2012, 20:15
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It is nice. Asda do a good one too, Irish Knights which is a bit more at £4.54 - used to be £2.99 when we first bought it a few years ago.
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Old 13-12-2012, 20:26
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It is nice. Asda do a good one too, Irish Knights which is a bit more at £4.54 - used to be £2.99 when we first bought it a few years ago.
I did look at that when I was last in Asda but it said it was cream and blended wines with no mention of whiskey.
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Old 13-12-2012, 23:34
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I just made 2L of the stuff on Sunday and have half a bottle of whiskey left. It's really simple if you fancy having a go Aly.
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Old 14-12-2012, 06:55
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[quote=Smokeychan1;62962646]I just made 2L of the stuff on Sunday and have half a bottle of whiskey left. It's really simple if you fancy having a go Aly.[/

How long does it keep for?
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Old 14-12-2012, 07:48
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I made an egg-less version and used long-life cream. The recipe says it will be good for two months in the fridge, which is why I used that particular version - the egg based irish creams are only good for a couple of weeks according to the advice given in their recipes, but I wouldn't be surprised if that's over-cautious.
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Old 14-12-2012, 09:22
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I made an egg-less version and used long-life cream. The recipe says it will be good for two months in the fridge, which is why I used that particular version - the egg based irish creams are only good for a couple of weeks according to the advice given in their recipes, but I wouldn't be surprised if that's over-cautious.
I think I could manage to drink it in that timeframe
Any tested recipe suggestions?
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Old 14-12-2012, 10:58
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The ALDI own brand Bavarian wheatbeer is excellent as well, and about half the price of branded bottles.
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Old 14-12-2012, 22:30
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I buy it from Aldi, Baileys is grossly overpriced
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Old 15-12-2012, 12:01
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I think I could manage to drink it in that timeframe
Any tested recipe suggestions?
This recipe is the one I used as a basis for my homemade 'Baileys'.

Some notes/tips:[LIST][*]Light and Heavy cream are our equivalent of single and double I believe. Unlike the blogger, I stuck to single cream, otherwise you'd have to spoon the stuff out of a jar instead of pour from a bottle. [*]1 US cup is about 240ml. I threw a whole pot of cream in (the ones I had were about 280ish ml),but only used a 'cup' of whiskey not the 1 and 2/3rd of a cup of whiskey stated in the recipe. Mine was strong enough, I can't imagine what the almost 2 cup version tastes like [*]Sweetened condensed milk is simply condensed milk (in the US, unsweetened condensed is what we know as evaporated and could be used as an alternative if you want a less sweet version. I would probably go with evaporated next time, especially in my 2nd version of the recipe: see below).[*]Any whiskey would do ofcourse. I chose the cheapest bottle I could get from Asda...and it was Scottish so I should call it whisky not whiskey [*]I replaced the 2 tbsp of chocolate syrup with 2 dessert spoons of Bourneville cocoa I had in the cupboard. It blended in fine and the liquer had a real chocolatey flavour. You could also melt some chocolate in the cream or milk instead, but chill in the fridge before blending. [*]I had almond extract so did add this to my first lot of liquer. I also had some orange extract, so I replaced some of the whisky with orange liquer and added the orange extract instead of almond in the second version for a lovely chocolate orange flavour. [*]The teaspoon of coffee (and vanilla extract) didn't make much impact in either version, so not sure if leaving them out would make any difference. If you prefer a coffee flavour, I would definitely recommend more coffee and possibly less chocolate.[*]Before blending the liquids, pop them in the fridge for 30 minutes or so. This will avoid the chances of curdling when introducing the alcohol to the cream.[/LIST]
The great thing about recipes like this is, you can't really go wrong if your measurements aren't exact or you're missing an ingredient - infact you should definitely play around with them to suit your own taste. I'm not a huge 'Baileys' fan myself - I was making this to give as gifts - but I've enjoyed a couple of glasses and have made some ice-cream from the excess.
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Old 15-12-2012, 18:49
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Mmm. That sounds better than Baileys. Will give it a go.
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Old 15-12-2012, 21:18
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I bought a bottle as i refuse to pay £14 for Baileys!

Hope it taste nice.
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Old 15-12-2012, 21:24
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I bought a bottle as i refuse to pay £14 for Baileys!

Hope it taste nice.
Please don't blame me if you don't like it.
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Old 16-12-2012, 05:17
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In Aldi today and picked up a bottle of their Baileys type drink Ballycastle.
At £3.99 a bottle it's not bad at all. In fact if somebody gave me this and I did not see the bottle I would think I was drinking Baileys.
Anybody else tried it?
yes! and although im not a huge fan of 'creamy' drinks, i do like it, and as i find bailey's really expensive i'd just as soon have a bottle of this in the cupboard, ive got to get some this week, in fact
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Old 16-12-2012, 05:26
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This recipe is the one I used as a basis for my homemade 'Baileys'.

Some notes/tips:[LIST][*]Light and Heavy cream are our equivalent of single and double I believe. Unlike the blogger, I stuck to single cream, otherwise you'd have to spoon the stuff out of a jar instead of pour from a bottle. [*]1 US cup is about 240ml. I threw a whole pot of cream in (the ones I had were about 280ish ml),but only used a 'cup' of whiskey not the 1 and 2/3rd of a cup of whiskey stated in the recipe. Mine was strong enough, I can't imagine what the almost 2 cup version tastes like [*]Sweetened condensed milk is simply condensed milk (in the US, unsweetened condensed is what we know as evaporated and could be used as an alternative if you want a less sweet version. I would probably go with evaporated next time, especially in my 2nd version of the recipe: see below).[*]Any whiskey would do ofcourse. I chose the cheapest bottle I could get from Asda...and it was Scottish so I should call it whisky not whiskey [*]I replaced the 2 tbsp of chocolate syrup with 2 dessert spoons of Bourneville cocoa I had in the cupboard. It blended in fine and the liquer had a real chocolatey flavour. You could also melt some chocolate in the cream or milk instead, but chill in the fridge before blending. [*]I had almond extract so did add this to my first lot of liquer. I also had some orange extract, so I replaced some of the whisky with orange liquer and added the orange extract instead of almond in the second version for a lovely chocolate orange flavour. [*]The teaspoon of coffee (and vanilla extract) didn't make much impact in either version, so not sure if leaving them out would make any difference. If you prefer a coffee flavour, I would definitely recommend more coffee and possibly less chocolate.[*]Before blending the liquids, pop them in the fridge for 30 minutes or so. This will avoid the chances of curdling when introducing the alcohol to the cream.[/LIST]
The great thing about recipes like this is, you can't really go wrong if your measurements aren't exact or you're missing an ingredient - infact you should definitely play around with them to suit your own taste. I'm not a huge 'Baileys' fan myself - I was making this to give as gifts - but I've enjoyed a couple of glasses and have made some ice-cream from the excess.
thanks for that!! worth trying

some of the home brews ive heard of can be pretty strong my grandparents and my parents used to go to a neighbour at christmas years ago and their home brew apparently would blow your socks off!! and i remember making our own advocaat one christmas..blimey!! i know my brother was very sick and had to go to bed as he'd seriously underestimated the strength of the stuff


any vodka recipes??

back to aldi's bally castle though, i really like it and its perfect for people who like baileys but dont want to splash out £15-20 for the real baileys
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Old 16-12-2012, 12:53
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It is the nicest of the fake Baileys I have tried and the most similar. The only difference is it's a bit thinner.
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Old 16-12-2012, 21:38
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thanks for that!! worth trying

some of the home brews ive heard of can be pretty strong my grandparents and my parents used to go to a neighbour at christmas years ago and their home brew apparently would blow your socks off!! and i remember making our own advocaat one christmas..blimey!! i know my brother was very sick and had to go to bed as he'd seriously underestimated the strength of the stuff


any vodka recipes??

back to aldi's bally castle though, i really like it and its perfect for people who like baileys but dont want to splash out £15-20 for the real baileys
I made this Cranberry and Orange Vodka as a gift for a vodka-loving sister. I can't stand the stuff so didn't taste it, but the colour is amazing (although as I was bottling it all I could smell was orange). I reckon you could probably try any fruit. I saw a nice pear/vodka infusion that may have even tempted me to drink the stuff, but the pears soften very quickly appearently so you have to replace them every 2 or 3 days. I wanted something I could shove in the cupboard under the stairs and forget about for a couple of weeks, so the above recipe worked for me and is certainly christmassy.
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Old 17-12-2012, 01:20
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I tried the cheap tesco version a few years ago, the Asda version and the Iceland one and they're all just the same, I dont bother buying baileys as in my house it goes far too quick so when you get get 3 bottles for the price of 1 its silly to but the original.
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Old 17-12-2012, 18:42
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Lorraine Pascale made a homemeade one on her Christmas tv special. Looked lovely and I would love to try it but I really can't be bothered when you can buy it as cheaply as in Aldi.
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Old 20-12-2012, 18:27
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i've topped up my stash of ballycastle!!

ps thanks for the vodka recipe!! sounds lovely!!
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Old 21-12-2012, 21:25
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The Lidl Amaretto is very good at £9.99 for 70cl. (Most places only sell it in 50cl bottles.) It's full strength too, whereas the Aldi one, although a bit cheaper, is only half-strength.
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Old 14-08-2016, 21:21
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Aldi Ballycastle had its recipe changed. It is now a thinner and is made with fortified wine. Horrible taste.
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