Recipe - Ersatz Kahlua

3 ounce Medium to dark roast coffee;
finely ground
2 Three fourths cup Vodka; 80 proof
Three fourths cup Brandy; 80 proof
4 teaspoon Good quality instant coffee
1 tablespoon Vanilla extract
1 teaspoon Chocolate extract
1 teaspoon Glycerine (at most
pharmacies)
1 dr Red food colouring
(optional)
7/8 cup Distilled water
1 Three fourths cup Granulated sugar

Place the ground coffee in a large widemouthed glass bottle. Add the
vodka and the brandy. Allow the mixture to sit approximately 18 to 20
hours. Use coffee filters to remove the coffee from the alcohol discard
the spent grounds. Add the instant coffee, the extracts, the glycerine, and
the food colour to the mixture. Set aside.

In a scrupulously clean pan, boil the water. Add the sugar, stirring
rapidly. When the sugar is dissolved, remove from heat. Allow the sugar
syrup to return to room temperature.

Add the syrup to the alcohol mixture. Store in a tightly capped glass
bottle. The liqueur is better when aged for 3 or more months.

IKIRK@BCM.TMC.EDU

(I. DARLENE KIRK)

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