🥃 Macieira Cream
Cream liqueur of the Macieira brand since 2022: milk cream and wine distillate, notes of cocoa, caramel and coffee; 17% ABV; contains milk.
Macieira Cream is a cream liqueur from the Portuguese brand Macieira, the first drink of its kind in the brand's history. According to Grande Consumo, it was launched in 2022. Its strength is 17% ABV, per the Pernod Ricard Portugal technical sheet of 2023. It is no longer a brandy but a liqueur, so compare it with other cream liqueurs.
According to the technical sheet, it is a blend of milk cream and grape distillate with notes of cocoa, caramel and coffee; the product contains milk. It is made at Pernod Ricard plants in Spain. The core flavour is sold year-round, while flavour versions, such as salted caramel or pistachio with chocolate, come out as limited series. According to the company's 2024/25 report, the liqueur leads its category in Portugal.
Why it matters to you. Macieira Cream is weaker than Macieira Five Star and contains milk, so people with a milk allergy should be careful. It differs from Baileys in its base: here it is brandy, not Irish whiskey. WHO reminds that there is no safe level of alcohol consumption.
Facts
| Alcohol (% vol.) | 17% ABV |
|---|---|
| Raw material | milk cream, grape distillate; notes of cocoa, caramel and coffee |
| Year founded | 2022 |
| EU category | liqueur (Reg. (EU) 2019/787, cat. 33) |
| Legal basis | Reg. (EU) 2019/787, Annex I |
How it connects to Spirits
🥃 Macieira Cream → kind of → 🥚 Egg and cream liqueurs → kind of → 🥃 Spirits
Links
- Made from
- 🥃 Brandy
- What it affects
- 🍷 Alcohol and health, 🍷 Drunk driving
- Part of
- 🥃 Macieira, 🥚 Egg and cream liqueurs
- Similar and different
- 🥃 Irish Cream, 🥃 Baileys Original Irish Cream, 🥃 Macieira Five Star, 🥃 Macieira Five Star
Frequently asked questions
Is Macieira Cream an Irish cream liqueur?
No. Its base is grape distillate of the Macieira brand, not Irish whiskey; the liqueur is made in Spain for the Portuguese brand.
What is the strength of Macieira Cream?
17% ABV, per the Pernod Ricard Portugal technical sheet of 2023.
Does Macieira Cream contain milk?
Yes. It is a blend of milk cream and distillate; the technical sheet lists dairy products as an allergen.
What to read next
- 🍷 Alcohol and health — Alcohol in any drink is harmful in large amounts, and the risks grow with the quantity.
- 🥃 Irish Cream — Liqueur of fresh Irish cream, alcohol and Irish whiskey: from 15% vol., milk fat from 10%; GI of the island of Ireland.
- 🥃 Baileys Original Irish Cream — Base expression of the Baileys brand: an Irish cream liqueur at 17% ABV, made with Irish whiskey, Irish cream, chocolate and vanilla; contains milk.
- 🍷 Drunk driving — Never drive after drinking wine: alcohol slows your reactions.
Similar
🥃 Macieira Five Star · 🥃 Baileys Chocolate · 🥃 Baileys Espresso Crème · 🥃 Baileys Salted Caramel · 🥃 Baileys White Chocolate with Raspberry · 🥃 Baileys Original Irish Cream
⚠️ Spirit drinks contain alcohol and are for adults only. Alcohol harms health. Do not drink during pregnancy or before driving; check the label for ingredients and possible allergens.
Sources
- Grande Consumo: Macieira Cream Salted Caramel (launch of Macieira Cream in 2022, the brand's first creamy liqueur; Portuguese grape brandy)
- Grande Consumo: Pernod Ricard Portugal results 2024/25 (Macieira Cream leads the creamy liqueur category, 21.7 % share, three years on the market)
- Pernod Ricard Portugal: Crema Macieira product sheet, 28.06.2023 (liqueur, 17 % abv; milk cream and aguardiente; contains dairy; produced by Pernod Ricard Spain)
- Echo Boomer: Macieira relança edição limitada Pistáchio & Chocolate (original and salted caramel Macieira Cream kept on sale all year; Portuguese wine spirit)
- WHO/Europe: No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health (04.01.2023)