nate mcguire

Just in time for the holidays, here is a really simple DIY gift that everyone can enjoy. Homemade Kahlua.  It’s pretty much one of the most simple things you can do, and if you start now it will be good and ready to drink come christmas/hannukah/new years time.

I have some sitting in my pantry right now from last year, somehow we didn’t drink it, and its pretty delicious after a year of aging.

Ingredients:

2 Cups dry instant coffee
7 Cups white granulated sugar
1 Quart water
1 Quart 80 proof vodka
1 Whole vanilla bean

Steps.

1. Bring the water to a full boil. Remove from heat and add the instant coffee and the sugar.
2. Stir until the sugar and coffee are completely dissolved. Allow to cool. Add vodka and stir.
3. Pour into sealable glass containers, how ever many it takes.
4. Drop one half of the vanilla bean into each container. Seal tightly. (I used some glass bottles with a cork)
5. Age your fresh kahlua by putting it in a cool, dark place and don’t touch it for at least 30 days; and obviously, the longer it sits around, the better.

You can put this on some ice cream, drink it in your coffee, make a white russian, or just get drunk.