Luxury in Every Sip: Why Five Farms will Make You Think Again About Irish Cream

Think you know what Irish cream liqueur tastes like? 

Five Farms is a new super-premium Irish Cream that transforms granny’s sweet and sickly favourite to a well-balanced, smooth and indulgent taste of Ireland. 

The creamy liqueur has been winning fans and accolades since its US launch in 2017 and has now taken Ireland by storm. Customers have fallen in love with the taste and the story behind the brand. Now it’s in the early days of a UK launch. 

Five Farms is made with cream gathered from just five family-owned farms dotted along the Cork coast. It’s then combined with premium local Irish whiskey - 10 times more than any other mainstream branded alternative or supermarket copycat. 

LJG Dairy, O’Mahony Farm, Coleman Farm, McCarthy Farm and Tuthill Farm all nurture their cows to make the creamiest milk. It means that discerning drinkers can trace back their tipple to the field in which the cow breathed in the good clean irish air, chewed upon the luscious green grass and relaxed under the Irish sun overlooking the dramatic Cork coastline. 

It is the only true ‘farm-to-table’ cream liqueur. And the producers believe that the rich and happy life of the cows are at the heart of why there is such a difference in the taste. 

With more than 30 years experience, co-founder Johnny Harte explains how he came up with the idea to create a premium drink that is a throwback to traditional times - and a celebration of Cork.

“I wanted to make a high quality, premium liqueur, but to go back to the land, back to where cream liqueurs were created in Ireland a long time ago. 

“The conditions in County Cork made it ideal. There is a micro-climate, as it is where the North Atlantic drift or Gulf Stream first meets the Irish coastline. That means in Ireland it’s where most grass is grown for the longest part of the year and the cows can stay on the grass for longer, too. 

“Milk and cream lustre comes from the grass the cows eat. Five Farms is the only cream liqueur in the world that comes from cows fed exclusively on grass. 

“I also wanted to go back to the origins of Irish cream and use the most Irish whiskey in the drink as that no longer happens elsewhere. The result is a truly robust Irish cream that people will taste the difference in when they try it. 

“It celebrates the culture of farming in Ireland, the dedication of the farmers and that’s why we called it Five Farms.” 

As well as standing out for its taste, Five Farms comes in a bottle unlike any other liqueur on the shelf - a representation of a traditional 1900s cream container. 

Johnny explains: “Traditionally on a farm, the cream was separated from the milk and placed in a different container. We have made the Five Farms bottle a representation of that container, to reflect its authenticity.”