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Homemade Kahlua

From Scott Baird of 15 Romolo [1]

INGREDIENTS

1 750 ml bottle vodka or white rum (I used Stoli) 1 1/4 cups dark rum (Scott recommended Pampero, but I couldn't find it) 1 1/2 cups sugar 3/4 pound whole coffee beans 1 tablespoon cocoa nib (optional) 1 vanilla bean cinnamon stick, slice of orange peel (optional)

DIRECTIONS

1. Combine all of the ingredients in a sealable container. Shake hard to combine.
2. Label with the date and let sit in a cool, dark place for three weeks. Shake or stir the mixture several times of week.
3. Strain through cheesecloth or a fine mesh strainer into a clean vessel. Use like you would Kahlua or any other coffee liquor.

Makes 1 bottle of Kahlua.

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