One of the things that I really enjoy as an occasional evening treat, especially on a chilly dark night, is a glass of 'Baileys' and even better with a packet of ready salted crisps. As it is quite pricey it is not something that often finds its way into my shopping trolley, but my husband usually indulges me with a bottle for Christmas and birthdays. On holiday this year on a soggy and chilly day in wet Wales, I really fancied cosying down in our caravan with the heater on and a warming Irish cream, so on our trip to Tesco for our food shop I lingered at the alcohol aisle. The litre bottle of Baileys that was available was going to set me back £17 and I was dithering  Read the complete review

To me, it seemed entirely logical at Christmas time to re-stock with one bottle of the expensive Baileys and one bottle of the cheaper stuff, which could have been any one of a number of cheaper brands but which ended up being this one. My logic was clear. If you enjoy Baileys straight - have a Baileys. If you like a dash of something in your coffee, have an Irish Meadow which retails at around half the price. Simples! My wife has a rather different stance on this and usually falls for most marketing ploys. I remember her seeing a massive display of Baileys in all its variants pre-Christmas and wanting to buy them all. Of course, Baileys doesn't ...  Read the complete review

If you're a fan of Baileys, you probably have looked for cheaper alternatives, as have I. There are quite a few on the market and I've tried quite a few. Ahem. Cough. Yes indeed. Well, carrying on and making no judgements (about me! Haha). Some are better than others. A few are so sweet you feel your teeth melt, but Irish Meadow is not one of these. Irish Meadow is a "smooth blend of fresh cream with white wine and Irish whiskey". You don't taste the white wine at all (or at least I can't detect it), but the whisky and cream, (which after all are what you are looking for with a Baileys-type liqueur), are definitely there. It's noticeably a thinner ...  Read the complete review

It was a lovely evening yesterday so my neighbour and I decided to sit in the garden for a chat while soaking up the lovely dry weather. After a while we both realised we were hungry so while I set about putting a couple of steaks on the BBQ she went round to her house to prepare a quick salad. When she came back she also had a bottle of Irish Meadow Cream Liqueur, the drink that has long since been known as 'poor man's Baileys'. This description is rather apt as the taste, smell and appearance of this puts me in mind of the infinitely more expensive and well known Baileys although in actual fact I tend to prefer Irish Meadow overall. It's all ...  Read the complete review

I'm a very big fan of Baileys which is probably the best known Irish Cream Liqueur out there. It's very expensive though at over £10 for a standard bottle so I was pleased to notice in Tesco that there's an alternative available for much less money. This stuff costs £3.99 a bottle and my Mrs informs me that it's been around for a while, I've just never noticed it before now. I thought it had to be worth a go at that price. This is basically a cheap version of Baileys. It's an Irish Cream Liqueur with a strong smell of whiskey and a really smooth creamy texture even if it was a tad on the thin side. I noticed instantly that this product differs from ...  Read the complete review