Coole Swan Irish Cream Liqueur

Coole Swan is an Irish cream liqueur that blends single malt Irish whiskey with fresh Irish cream and fine Belgian white chocolate into a smooth, creamy emulsion. Bottled at 16%, it leans on that white chocolate and single malt character to set itself within the cream liqueur category, a dairy emulsion rather than an aged spirit.

The nose is delicate white chocolate and vanilla with a hint of whiskey, the palate velvety and balanced with sweet cream, fine chocolate and mild whiskey, closing long and smooth with a chocolate truffle note. Behind the bar it is a body and dessert ingredient, adding dairy richness, sweetness and a white chocolate edge: it floats into coffee or hot chocolate, stands in for cream in an Espresso Martini, and lifts dessert serves such as tiramisu or panna cotta. Serve it chilled or over ice, and treat it as a dairy product once opened, keeping it refrigerated and using it within a few months.