A few weeks ago while visiting a friend's home I was offered coffee with a very special addition: Kahlua.
Kahlua is a liqueur. A liqueur may be defined as an alcoholic beverage that has been flavoured with fruit, nuts, spices, flower or cream and bottled with added sugar. Liqueurs are generally quite sweet; they are usually not aged for long but may have resting periods during production so that their flavours may marry. In some parts of the world the word liqueur and cordial are used interchangeably; they both describe liqueurs made by re-distilling spirits with aromatic flavorings. However, unlike with liqueurs, cordials are generally prepared with fruit pulp or juices.
In the case of Kahlua, the well-known Mexican liqueur, it is a heavy and sweet liquid that is made with coffee, sugar, corn syrup and vanilla beans. The alcohol content of Kahlua varies between 20 and 35 per cent, depending on individual markets. In 2002, a more expensive, high-end product called "Kahlua Especial" became available in the United States, Canada and Australia. According to Wikipedia, Kahlua Especial has an alcohol content of 36 per cent, has a lower viscosity and is less sweet than the regular version.
Kahlua is used to make cocktails such as the B-52, the Black Russian and the Mudslide. It can also be enjoyed in cold cream, milk or mixed with hot coffee.
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