Extracts and Essences

[torilen]

Not sure if this is the right place for this...I chose the extract sub-forum because, well...these are extracts, essentially.

I was wondering if anyone has thought about or tried making anything using liquor essences, like an Irish Cream essence. I know it wouldn't be the real thing...wouldn't even have nearly the same high ABV. I ran across essences like this on Amazon, though, and it got me thinking about it.

Would it be similar to brewing a hard root beer? And, say someone brewed a hard "Irish Cream" drink...could you then add heavy cream or milk or something similar to make a lower ABV irish cream? Or would it just turn into something nasty?

Thoughts?

 

[Vandulus]

I'm not sure how adding cream would work, but you could try using lactose for the creamy mouthfeel and slight sweetness.