Sweet coffee liqueur; Kahlúa from Mexico is the best known.
History
Kahlúa began in Veracruz, Mexico, in 1936, and Tia Maria is from Jamaica. Coffee liqueur became popular with the Black Russian in the 1940s and the White Russian later.
Why it exists
Coffee flavour and sugar make an easy after-dinner drink and a base for cream cocktails.
Ingredients
- Coffee beans
- Rum or neutral spirit
- Sugar
- Vanilla
How it's made
- Arabica coffee is brewed or steeped
- Rum or spirit is added
- Sugar syrup and vanilla are mixed
- Aged for some weeks
- Bottled at 20-30%
how to enjoy it
Serve & enjoy
In an Espresso Martini, White Russian or Black Russian.
For readers of legal drinking age. Please drink responsibly.
Ratings & notes
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