MarkK Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Hi There! Working on creating/launching a creamy liqueur here in NJ! Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDistillation Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Welcome Mark, What county you looking to open in? Any specific creamy liqueur? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silk City Distillers Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 The folks up at Creamy Creation in Paramus are awesome - they are the leaders in the space. They stopped in to hang out with us with one one day, and brought a bunch of incredible samples. Their cream base was delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silk City Distillers Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 We did some work with a number of the cream base suppliers last year. A couple of friends asked us to help try to develop a commercial coquito. Their product was great, but it was also completely unstable. It was home-made style. It would separate quickly, it would clump up. Fat would clump at the top and block the bottle from pouring. Spices would fall out of suspension and sit on the bottom. It was nearly impossible to re-mix in the bottle without a jackhammer once it was cooled. It was also not shelf stable at room temperature, it would spoil, even ferment and blow tops. Ironically, they were super proud of all these issues, because they were all the hallmark of a home made product. Look at how good it is! You need to stick a knife into the bottle to get it to pour out! (facepalm) But all of these benefits also meant that commercializing this was incredibly difficult. Cold storage, microbiological stability, emulsion, separation, distribution, shelf-stability issues, best-buy dates, etc etc etc. All this work for what would at best be a very seasonal product. They couldn't accept the fact that a commercial cream liquor base was the solution to all the problems, but it meant reformulating their product into something that it could never be. They eventually gave up. Not sure how anyone could compete with all the coquito bootleggers out here anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pour Decisions Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 creamy liquors, love em or hate em, I choose to love them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkK Posted April 28, 2020 Author Share Posted April 28, 2020 2 hours ago, DrDistillation said: Welcome Mark, What county you looking to open in? Any specific creamy liqueur? We are outsourcing everything, I'm just creating a product/brand that I feel isn't represented in the market right now. Essentially, a chocolate liqueur aimed at trendy female millennial's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkK Posted April 28, 2020 Author Share Posted April 28, 2020 2 hours ago, Silk City Distillers said: The folks up at Creamy Creation in Paramus are awesome - they are the leaders in the space. They stopped in to hang out with us with one one day, and brought a bunch of incredible samples. Their cream base was delicious. You're in Clifton! Curious, do you do contract bottling? I am (in the greater scheme of things) right next door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkK Posted April 28, 2020 Author Share Posted April 28, 2020 Just want to add that I love this board. I spent countless hours perusing the many threads before I finally posted and the knowledge I gained is incredible. Also, 99.9% of the posters are super nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silk City Distillers Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 NJ doesn't permit craft distillers to do contract work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkK Posted April 28, 2020 Author Share Posted April 28, 2020 I didn't know that. I was never a libertarian but the alcohol laws in this country have me going down that road. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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