Kahlua is a Mexican coffee flavored liqueur, thick and creamy used in many hot alcoholic drinks. It is made from Arabica coffee beans. It was created by a Mexican chemist in 1936.
History of Kahlua
1936 marks the year chemist Senor Bianco adds the Arabic beans from two brothers named Alvarez to his liqueur recipe. This was the beginning of the recipe used today by the Kahlua brand. In 1962 chemist Montalvo Lara modifed and refined the original recipe. By 1964 the beverage had been imported into the United States and quickly became the number one coffee liqueur. 1984 marked the rise of the Kahlua brand to be the number one liqueur brand in the world.http://www.kahlua.com/main.aspx?language=en&country=usa&link=&recipe=&siteurl=
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Kahlua Commercial
In this video commercial, a woman is shown leaving an office building alone at night and walking to her car in a deserted underground parking garage. She opens the trunk of her car and another version of herself gets out dressed for a night on the town. The slogan is: Kahlua, Let Your You Out.
Homemade Kahlua Recipe
-3 cups sugar
-3 cups water
-10 tsp. instant coffee
-3 cups vodka
-3 tsp. vanilla extract
-Boil water, sugar and coffee for 1 hour
-After it cools add vanilla extract to taste and vodka