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“So this is Bailey Cream, not Bailey’s Cream, and in the English description on the website they don’t even bother with the capital letter. So what exactly is a ‘bailey’? At least the Danish copy is...” Read full tasting note
“I don’t like Baileys normally but the Bailey Cream tea was surprisingly good. The flavour of vanilla and caramel dominates and sometimes it feels like drinking a cookie. It is perfect as an evening...” Read full tasting note
Black Chinese tea with a fantastic creamy taste of vanilla, caramel and bailey. Without tannic acid.
So this is Bailey Cream, not Bailey’s Cream, and in the English description on the website they don’t even bother with the capital letter. So what exactly is a ‘bailey’? At least the Danish copy is a little more forthcoming: Cremet Bailey the. So silly – why not just call it Irish Cream instead of doing a half-assed attempt at capitalizing on a brand name?
It smells good in the bag – I tried a gentle hand with this one, a 90C, 5-minute steep, but I don’t know if it did the leaf any favours. The first taste is cookie for sure, but a burnt chocolate cookie – like those little crusts forgotten on the baking sheet.
And that’s sort of it, really; there’s a promise of some creamy vanilla in the nose, but in the cup, this is entirely elusive.
I’ll give what remains of the sample – two cups, or so – a chance of redemption through steeping variations.
[Sample gifted by my sweet friend T, October 2013.]
I don’t like Baileys normally but the Bailey Cream tea was surprisingly good. The flavour of vanilla and caramel dominates and sometimes it feels like drinking a cookie. It is perfect as an evening tea or on really cold nights.
Drinking a cookie! That’s so perfect. Also send this to me NOW or I will cry. Seriously. Weepface. https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/2059158784/hA013FFA8/
Haha! You got it in the big letter I sent you. Hope you’ll like it.
Those liars! And yeah, the “the/-et” makes it sound a little more official, at least. It seems so hard to find a tea that tastes anything like Irish cream, it seems.
better idea – brew strong tea, pour in a shot of Bailey’s. Done!