Kahlua® Homemade

I'll make a more detailed comment as soon as I sober up. The receipe turned out awesome. I doubled the amount and have it setting on a shelf waiting for it to cure [abut 4-6 weeks] However, I did have to sample it a bit. Maybe a bit too much LOL>

I make this every year to give as gifts at Christmas. the only thing different that I do is use a little bit more vanilla, always pure vanilla not artificial vanilla extract, and 100 proof (50%) vodka... If you can't find 100 proof then regular 80 proof (40%) will do. Don't skimp on the cheap stuff use a decent brand. It makes a difference in the taste of your end result. Easy, cheaper than store-bought and everyone that loves Kahlua will love this and be asking for more. Cheers!

The longer it sat the better, I’m trying another batch with 151 rum and a little more coffee,

I made mine with vodka and regular coffee, very smooth and really tastes like the expensive Kahlua at the store

Longer it sets the better it gets!

I made this as the recipe stated. Awesome outcome. You won't go wrong with this recipe. Making another batch with vodka next.

Taste is amazing, after 3 weeks I have sugar crystals on the side of bottle, has anyone else had same thing?

I made this recipe and one other popular one on the internet to compare. After the 3 hour simmer, hands down, the other recipe won. One week later, I decided to try them again, before I made some huge batches for gifts and this recipe was WAY better! WAYYYY better! This is full, well-rounded flavor. The coffee and vanilla come through clearly and the brown sugar melds it all together (the other recipe was all white sugar). Off to the store for bags of brown sugar cuz Santa Clause (errrr, the Grinch!) is coming to town!

Made this a few weeks ago, but I HAVE to know - the 3 hour simmer turned the sugar/coffee into a total syrup that is separated out from the everclear. Even before putting it in to the jar while still slightly warm, i could barely get the everclear to mix with it. Now it's two separate entities in the jar (as shown in the photo). Is that normal? Maybe the simmer should be an hour max or something? I'll update the stars if someone can let me know what I did wrong and it's not the recipe (classic "me not you" situation).

I made a Kahlua recipe 6 months ago and it tastes fab. However it is very sweet, made with white sugar. This recipe with brown sugar will not be as sweet hopefully, so should be better. Will use my Home made Vodka as the base and use ground roast coffee which I will run through muslin as I bottle. Keeping my fingers crossed that this is the lifetime recipe and will be ready for Christmas.