The ideas man taking on the might of BaileysJohnny Harte, the whiskey veteran behind a slew of brands, is taking cream liqueur back to the farm with his fast-growing Five FarmsJohnny Harte, co-founder of Five Farms cream liqueur, at the McCormick Distillers offices in Dublin. Photo: Frank McGrathGabrielle Monaghan Today at 03:30According to a long-accepted narrative, Irish cream liqueur was first concocted in London in 1973, when a team of London-based advertising executives mixed Irish whiskey, cream and chocolate powder to create what would become Baileys Irish Cream, one of Ireland’s most valuable brands.

Source: Irish Independent November 19, 2023 14:30 UTC