Homemade Coffee Liqueur
By: Geoffrey Mack
Published: Friday, December 4, 2009 - 4:10am

Ingredients




1 pot of espresso roast coffee
4 cups Vodka
1 vanilla bean
3 cups sugar

Preparation

1 Make some dark, dark, dark coffee... really strong. 2 Now reduce it over VERY low heat for 6 hours, or until its volume is reduced to 50%. DO NOT BURN the coffee. 3 Add the sugar while still on low heat. Stir for 10 minutes. 4 Turn off heat. 5 Cut up the Vanilla Bean into 7 or 8 pieces and add to mixture. 6 Let cool. 7 Add Vodka. 8 Place mixture into a bottle and let sit for 4 weeks, turning occasionally. 9 Strain out the big bits. 10 Filter out any remaining sludge with a coffee filter (optional). 11 Enjoy

About


Generally speaking, when you see a Coffee Liqueur recipe on the net it starts with coffee crystals... Yuck. While I haven't tried these recipes (just on principle) I have managed to make a delicious Kahlua without Crystals. Total prep time is short. But boiling it down will take most of the day. Then you have to wait 4 weeks (but I didn't). It actually tastes better the longer you wait.