Coffee Nomad

I was also surprised to discover that Kahlua is literally made with coffee (as opposed to most other liquors that you can add to coffee, but contain no coffee automatically).   Also, it’s quite sweet by itself, probably one of the sweetest mixable liquors I’ve ever tasted.

My first thought was that Kahlua must be made from fermented, sweetened coffee, it turns out that it’s just a mixture of corn syrup, sugar, vanilla and vodka (or Everclear).

You can find a variety of different recipes for making Kahlua, including one here by WikiHow.com. There’s even one that calls for chocolate milk mix (which does not sound good).

All or most of the recipes I found have a few things in common:

• Boiling a ton of sugar with water.
• Instant coffee
• Vanilla
• A high-alcohol content liquor such as vodka or Everclear.