Cream
liqueurs seem to be coming into their own these days, as well
as seemingly coming from everywhere as well. On top of that,
they are utilizing numerous other ingredients over and above
just the traditional whiskey and cream. In South Africa, they
add marula fruits, in Canada maple syrup, in South America
they use rum instead of whiskey, in Italy they add lemon,
while others use black tea and spices
This
brings us full circle to Magnum Cream Liqueur. Since it is
made in Scotland, they start off with Scotch from the BenRiach
distillery in the Speyside region and add Dutch cream and
probably a few secret ingredients on top of that. It comes
in a stainless steel container that looks exactly like a miniature
milk can. Having enjoyed most of the cream liqueurs I have
tasted, I can't wait to dive into this one. Literally, I could
bathe in this stuff and drink my way out, but enough of that
let's get to the business at hand.
To start off Magnum Cream Liqueur looks just like a glass
of chocolate milk but there the similarity ends. The nose
does have chocolaty aromas, as well as creamy aromas, and
even a hint of caramel but the scotch smell insinuates itself
between those sweet smells and comes in first place but very
subtly so. The palate reverses itself from the nose and features
the chocolate and caramel and toffee up front and then the
scotch slithers up and takes over. The finish also does an
about face and the taste of scotch is unmistakably first followed
by the sweet cream and chocolate and in the end the primary
taste profile left in my mouth is again the scotch. I just
love the way these flavors play among themselves; it makes
the whole process of drinking this creamy liqueur that much
more enjoyable.
Magnum
is bottled at 17% ABV or 34 proof and pricing can be found
from a low of $20.00 all the way up to $30.00 so if you're
after this particular creamy delight I definitely recommend
shopping around.
By George Brozowski
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