Irish oats are being used to produce a vegan Baileys.

The dairy- and gluten-free version of the Irish cream liqueur was launched in the United States in March.

The product can be purchased in stores and online and is also available to Doordash customers, where it is delivered straight to their door.

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The drink is available in two different flavours – coffee toffee and cookies and creamy.

The product, which is suitable for vegans, sees the liquer mixed with an oat drink to give vegans or people with dairy intolerance the chance to sample a new version of the famous drink.

Baileys previously launched a dairy-free drink which was almond and vanilla flavoured, but this was not gluten-free.

Outlet for oats

The newest version is another outlet for Irish oats. Unfortunately, Tirlán has announced a cut to gluten-free oat contracts for the coming season due to a drop in demand, but the crop offers a premium for those who can access a contract.

In 2025, Tirlán paid Irish farmers a €55/t premium over feed oats and a €15/t premium over standard food-grade oats to farmers who produced gluten-free oats.

Tirlán also harvests and transports the oats to ensure the product is gluten-free and is not contaminated with any other grain.

The oats are milled at the co-op’s mill in Portlaoise and sold all over the world.

The gluten-free oats grown by Tirlán suppliers are also used to produce products such as porridge, oat and flour and are used as ingredients in things such as dairy-free chocolate and caramel and dairy-free alternatives to ice-cream and cheese.

Baileys has been extending its range to a number of different flavours in recent years. Chocolate is one of the latest flavours to be added to the range, along with birthday cake and tiramisu cocktail.

Oats outside of premium markets have been struggling to find a home in Ireland recently and export markets are being examined.