Posted Tue Jan 13, 2009, 12:22am Subject: coffee liquor?
ive been wanting to make a coffee liquor for a while. i looked for recipes and most all of them use espresso powder or foldgers crystals etc. i have a concoction in my fridge right now with fresh roasted and fresh ground coffee. I'll let you know how it turns out. until then, have any of you made a coffee liquor (good or bad, so i know what to do and not do)
Posted Tue Jan 13, 2009, 5:55pm Subject: Re: coffee liquor?
I don't know about the fridge concoction, but I made cappuccinos quite often with Carolans (or Bailey's) in it. I usually put about an ounce in a traditional cappuccino and steam it with the milk. Still makes nice microfoam - definitely workable for latte art.
AmyF Senior Member Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 20 Location: Oakland, CA Expertise: I love coffee
Posted Thu Feb 26, 2009, 12:17pm Subject: Re: coffee liquor?
Joey, how did your experiment turn out? I've made my own fruit-infused liquors, and I've fortified wine, but I've never worked w/ coffee. I'd guess that you might have success following some of the same principles as cold-brewing?? What did you do, and how did it come out?
gime2much Senior Member Joined: 10 Dec 2004 Posts: 1,380 Location: Sunny S Fl Expertise: I love coffee
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Posted Thu Feb 26, 2009, 1:04pm Subject: Re: coffee liquor?
I have a recipe for Kahlua that is pretty good but uses instant coffee. I would rather wait until a fresh batch is made with espresso before giving it out. It involves fresh vanilla beans cooking down the sugar and vodka. I generally hand out about fifty 1/2 pints around the holiday.
Posted Thu Feb 26, 2009, 8:50pm Subject: Re: coffee liquor?
i let it steep for about 3 weeks. still too harsh, but the alcohol content was higher than a liquor--still same as vodka(i used svedka, decent midgrade vodka). if i were to add water or next time add simple syrup after the coffee steeps in the vodka, it would be smooother (lower alcohol content) It worked good in a white russian though :D. Some recipes used whole beans versus ground. Another thing to try i guess next time... I also used fresh vanilla in mine... I also make my own vanilla syrup with raw sugar and vanilla beans.
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