Baileys Irish Cream

The milk is Irish. The LCBO still ranks the bottle.

The Irish Times visited the production plant on Dublin's Nangor Road and reported a 1974 start. It said the cream uses more than 250 million litres of fresh Irish milk a year, from about 40,000 cows. In 2014 the brand sold 6.4 million cases across 180 countries.

Diageo owns it. Nothing in those pages puts the dairy or the plant in Canada. Ontario shoppers still see it: the LCBO's early-2026 quarterly update lists this cream among the top spirits by net sales.

Product Highlights

  • •Production plant on Nangor Road, Dublin
  • •In production since 1974
  • •Irish milk from about 40,000 cows
  • •Diageo is the owner
  • •Named on an LCBO top-spirits list

Category

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Our Canadian score

Imported

Imported

Baileys Irish Cream is an import. The plant cited by the Irish Times is on Nangor Road in Dublin, and the milk is Irish. Diageo owns the brand. Canadians buy a lot of it. The LCBO still lists it among top spirits. That does not make the bottle Canadian.

Score breakdown (75% evidenced, high confidence)

Manufacturing30% of score0/100

“Announcing the details at the Baileys production facility on Dublin's Nangor Road”

Ingredients / Materials25% of score0/100

“using Irish milk sourced from 40,000 dairy cows”

Brand Ownership20% of score0/100

“Diageo-owned Baileys”

Headquarters10% of scoreNo data
Canadian Workforce6% of scoreNo data
Packaging5% of scoreNo data
Design & R&D4% of scoreNo data

This score is our own read of publicly available evidence, not a regulatory finding. It is not a CFIA or Competition Bureau origin determination, and it is not the same as the "Product of Canada" or "Made in Canada" claims a manufacturer prints on a label. Check the package if you need the official claim. How we score

Key Facts

Plant
Nangor Road, Dublin
Start
1974
Dairy
Irish milk
Owner
Diageo
2014 Volume
6.4 million cases

Where to Buy

Product Information

Ingredients

Irish dairy, Irish whiskey and flavourings; full formula not printed on the sources used

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Baileys Irish Cream made in Canada?

No. Baileys Irish Cream is made in Dublin. The Irish Times places the plant on Nangor Road and the milk in Ireland. Diageo owns the brand.

Where is the Baileys plant?

On Nangor Road in Dublin. A 2015 Irish Times report described that facility and the Irish milk supply behind the cream.

Who owns Baileys Irish Cream?

Diageo. The Spirits Business Brand Champions list names Diageo as owner and ranked the cream the largest liqueur by volume for 2024.

Is Baileys sold at the LCBO?

Ontario's liquor board names Baileys Irish Cream inside its best-selling spirits for the quarter ending January 2026. No other liqueur makes that short roll.

How much Irish milk goes into Baileys?

A Dublin newspaper put the dairy draw above a quarter of a billion litres each year, from roughly 40,000 cows.