Making Kahlua

Remember when we had Kahlua week and made all sorts of goodies featuring lots of tasty Kahlua? Well, my SIL Barb gave me her recipe to make Kahlua at home. Thank you Barb!

Here is what you do.

Measure out 3 cups of water and 4 cups of sugar. Heat to a boil and stir until sugar dissolves.



Take off the heat and add 1 cup instant coffee. I used Cafe Bustelo and Nescafe. A mix of 3/4 cup Bustelo and a 1/4 cup of the Nescafe.



Whisk the coffee into the sugary water until it dissolves......



This will take a few minutes to be sure all the granules dissolve.......



Now you wait until the mixture cools completely. Have a few clean bottles handy to pour your newly made Kahlua in for ...ummm.....aging.
We happened to have empty Maker's Mark and Bushmill bottles.

OK, is it cooled off? Add 3 cups vodka (cheap vodka)........



Mix. Add one vanilla bean for each bottle.........



Pour into bottles........



Now wait 2 weeks while it slushes together and ages into a drinkable smooth coffee liquor. I am told you can add vanilla extract if you want to drink it right away but we are going to wait.

So....in 2 weeks we'll have a sample batch. If we need to adjust anything then we'll just have to make another batch and experiment.

In the meantime, if you'd like to revisit two kahlua-laced treats check out my cousin Gail's Riverside Special and Girlichef's chocolate banana loaf.

Cheers!