What you need to know about Kalua liqueur
Made from a skillful combination of coffee, rum, corn syrup and vanilla bean, Kahlúa is a sweet and rich coffee liqueur that adds spice to any cocktail and is the perfect after dinner drink.
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It takes up to seven years to produce Kahlúa
Mainly due to the cultivation and harvesting of the coffee beans used to give the drink its signature coffee flavor.
Originally from Veracruz, Mexico
The history of Kahlúa begins in 1936, when friends, the elder Blanco, Montalvo Lara and the Alvarez brothers, decided to follow their hearts. One of the guys had a great idea, two of them got fragrant and delicious coffee, and the last one was a chemist who turned the idea of coffee liqueur into reality.
Etymology of Kahlua
The actual word Kahlúa has connections to ancient Arabic and is said to be slang for coffee.
Black Russian
First prepared for high-profile guests of the Metropol Hotel in 1949 by a bartender named Gustave Tope.
The cocktail got its name because of the gloomy and tense relations between the USSR and the USA, which experienced a deep recession in those years.
Kahlúa Chocolates
On the Internet, you can buy Kahlúa sweets, which have a nice alcoholic filling.
Ancient announcements from Kahlua
In the 50s, a dude from the Kahlúa company named Jules Berman was an avid collector of pre-Columbian figures.
Like the Founding Fathers, he believed in the rich Mexican heritage and included whimsical figurines in every advertisement. It was weird, but people loved it!
White Russian
Launched in 1955, the cocktail became an absolute hit. From that moment on, Kalua bottles were selling like hot cakes!
World’s number one coffee liqueur
In 1980, Kahlúa became the world’s number one selling coffee liqueur.
The light, the camera… Kahlúa!
In the 90s, coffee liqueur became a popular drink for garnishing movie scenes.
Kalua has been featured in dozens of films, series and songs.
How to replace Kahlua in cocktails
Any coffee liqueur. However, Vzboltay still recommends having a bottle of Kalua on hand to compare the taste with other manufacturers, very often the taste and aroma differ dramatically.
February 27 – National Kalua Day
By such a date, you must definitely prepare, buy a couple of bottles and choose cocktails, which, by the way, you can find below …
coffee syrup recipe
Kahlua cocktail recipes
Relevance: 06.11.2019
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