eli5 – Why do cream infused liquors like baileys and kahlúa not require refrigeration and have such a long shelf life?

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eli5 – Why do cream infused liquors like baileys and kahlúa not require refrigeration and have such a long shelf life?

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Alcohol is a natural preservative. The more alcohol is in something, the harder it is for anything else to grow in it. (In fact, this is why stronger drinks have to be distilled – there’s only so much concentration of alcohol that fermenting yeast can live in, before it kills itself)

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