Irish cream is the liqueur that turned “dessert” into “pre-dinner drink”. Whiskey, cream, a hit of cocoa and vanilla, and the ability to smooth over any recipe that needs to be soft, rich and the opposite of aggressive. It’s in the Mudslide, the B-52, Irish Coffee, every cream-top shooter that ever ended a night, and a surprisingly deep catalogue of serious cocktails too.

Inside: Mudslide, B-52, Irish Coffee, White Russian variations, Baby Guinness, Nutty Irishman, Dublin Mule, Irish Cream Martini, ABC Shot, and the full 500-plus Baileys and Irish-cream variations covering every shot, cocktail and layered pour.

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