With just one small bottle of Baileys liqueur, you can make several cocktails. They will decorate a romantic dinner and become a bright part of Christmas evenings. The creamy liqueur, complemented by strawberry, floral aromas, will sparkle in a new way and will please even the most sophisticated gourmet.
Baileys cream liqueur is suitable both for independent use and for creating cocktails. There are several recipes for drinks, where Irish liqueur dominates. The main thing is to learn how to make them, purchase the necessary ingredients and equipment.
A prerequisite for making many cocktails is a shaker. With the help of it, the components of the drink will mix well and acquire a single consistency. If the shaker is not at home, then use a mixer or whisk.
Romantic drink options
If you have a romantic evening together, then you should choose cocktails with very spicy names. The 2 cocktails presented below are not only tasty, but also spectacular, due to the multi-colored layers. For example, a drink with the exciting name "Opal Passion". You will need the following ingredients for it:
- Baileys liqueur;
- Opal Nera liqueur;
- liqueur Cointreau ("Cointreau");
- cream.
All ingredients are taken in equal proportions. A shaker is not used in these recipes, but you will need a bar or, as it is called in another way, a cocktail spoon. It has a long handle. If it is not on the farm, then you can replace it with a teaspoon.
You need to act carefully so as not to damage the glass of the glass with an iron object. With the help of a spoon, first "Opal Nera" is poured into the glass, then "Baileys". After him - "Quanto". Whipped cream adorns the top of the drink. You can independently give the dairy product such an airy consistency or use ready-made ones.
The second cocktail for a romantic evening, in addition to the floral and fruity aroma of Cointreau, also smells of strawberries. Such a creamy-fruity-berry-floral drink will add extra chic to any party and make a perfect romantic date. It is called "Safe Sex" and to make it take:
- Baileys liqueur;
- Cointreau liqueur;
- any strawberry liqueur.
You will also need a bar spoon to prepare this drink. She will help lay the liqueurs in layers in the following sequence: strawberry liqueur, then Baileys and the final accord - Cointreau. These components of the drink are also taken in the same proportion.
Christmas alcoholic drink
A cocktail with "Baileys" is useful not only during a hot romantic evening. On a frosty winter day, when you don't need to go to work, a warming drink will also come in handy. During the long New Year's holidays, you can pamper yourself, guests with a cocktail with "Baileys", which is called "Christmas Party". Its ingredients:
- 50 g of Baileys liqueur;
- 15 g of nut liqueur;
- 100 g of vodka;
- a pinch of vanillin;
- ice;
- cookies for decoration.
Now you need a shaker. Mix all the ingredients of the drink in it, except for the cookies. Decorate the edge of the glass with it, into which the creamy hazel ambrosia will be poured.