A cream liqueur is a

liqueur A liqueur ( , ; ) is an alcoholic drink composed of Liquor, spirits (often rectified spirit) and additional flavorings such as sugar, fruits, herbs, and spices. Often served with or after dessert, they are typically heavily sweetened and un-age ...

that includes

dairy A dairy is a place where milk is stored and where butter, cheese, and other dairy products are made, or a place where those products are sold. It may be a room, a building, or a larger establishment. In the United States, the word may also des ...

cream Cream is a dairy product composed of the higher-fat layer skimmed from the top of milk before homogenization. In un-homogenized milk, the fat, which is less dense, eventually rises to the top. In the industrial production of cream, this proces ...

and a generally flavourful liquor among its ingredients. Notable cream liqueurs include: *

Amarula Amarula is a cream liqueur from South Africa. It is made with sugar, cream and the fruit of the African marula tree (''Sclerocarya birrea'') which is also locally called the elephant tree or the marriage tree. It has an alcohol content of 17% ...

, which uses distillate of fermented South African marula fruits Glass_of_Amarula_2

Irish cream Irish cream () is a cream liqueur based on Irish whiskey, cream and other flavourings. It typically has an alcohol by volume (ABV) level of 15 to 20% and is served on its own or in mixed drinks, most commonly mixed with coffee or in shots such ...

, which uses

Irish whiskey Irish whiskey ( or ''uisce beatha'') is whiskey made on the island of Ireland. The word 'whiskey' (or whisky) comes from the Irish , meaning ''water of life''. Irish whiskey was once the most popular spirit in the world, though a long period of ...

Cruzan Rum Cruzan Rum ( ) is a rum producer in Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands and owned by Suntory Global Spirits, a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings of Osaka, Japan. Founded in 1760, it claims the distinction of being "the most honored rum distillery in t ...

, with rum and other ingredients * Dooley's, which uses

toffee Toffee is an English confection made by caramelizing sugar or molasses (creating inverted sugar) along with butter, and occasionally flour. The mixture is heated until its temperature reaches the hard crack stage of . While being prepar ...

and

vodka Vodka ( ; is a clear distilled beverage, distilled alcoholic beverage. Its varieties originated in Poland and Russia. Vodka is composed mainly of water and ethanol but sometimes with traces of impurities and flavourings. Traditionally, it is ...

* Heather Cream, uses Scotch whisky * Voodoo Cream Liqueur, an Indian cream liqueur with whisky * RumChata, a mixture of

rum Rum is a liquor made by fermenting and then distilling sugarcane molasses or sugarcane juice. The distillate, a clear liquid, is often aged in barrels of oak. Rum originated in the Caribbean in the 17th century, but today it is produced i ...

and

horchata Horchata (; ), or (), is a name given to various beverages, which are generally plant based, but sometimes contain milk. In Spain, it is made with soaked, ground, and sweetened tiger nuts. In some parts of the Americas it is known as an agua f ...

How to consume cream liqueur

Cream liqueur is consumable with adding or without adding ice or any mixers. It is consumable as

on the rocks Various unique terms are used in bartending. Definitions and usage Straight, up, and straight up In bartending, the terms "straight up" and "up" ordinarily refer to an alcoholic drink that is shaken or stirred with ice and then strained and ...

, or as a

cocktail A cocktail is a mixed drink, usually alcoholic beverage, alcoholic. Most commonly, a cocktail is a combination of one or more liquor, spirits mixed with other ingredients, such as juices, flavored syrups, tonic water, Shrub (drink), shrubs, and ...

ingredient as well. The US cocktail Irish Car Bomb was invented in the 1970s as a way of serving

Baileys Irish Cream Baileys Irish Cream is an Irish cream liqueur made of cream, cocoa and Irish Whiskey emulsified together with vegetable oil. Baileys is made by Diageo at Nangor Road, in Dublin, Ireland and in Mallusk, Northern Ireland. It is the original ...

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How to consume cream liqueur

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