Coffee Liquour

[lumberped]

One of the last batches we ran last year was just a bit on the scorched side , and wasn't the most pleasant to drink. It was scorched cornmeal, so it definitely imparted a no so unpleasant aftertaste.
The batch was just too good to throw out , and since we were done for the season we didnt want a couple of jugs of feints hangin around the entire year. We decided to reheat the products and filtered it through charcoal taken directly from our woodstove. This was a real pain in the arse , but did take away much of the burnt taste , and left a dark color. Since we didnt want to loose anymore product to saturated filters we dicided to leave the dark color alone.

After a bit of pondering , and trip to the store was in order ! When we returned we had purchased a large jug of instant coffee. We added a reasonable amount of sugar to the warm spritit , to taste of course. After that the likker was poured into its jugs through a funnel with a coffee filter containing about one cup of instant coffee. The outcome was phenomenal ! We have enjoyed this in the place of coffee liquor. A very sweet coffee flavor that adds very well to a cup of straight hot coffee.


Thanks

Lumberped

[itchy]

sounds like kahlua http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,163,1471 ... 98,00.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow

[bencornish]

I tried the espresso laced vodka Recipe - I was quite impressed... however the next batch i did - i did it different and was awesome.

I used a 1 Litre Bottle.. Topped up the bottle with Espresso shots to around 55 percent full. Top the remaining of the bottle with 98 percent neutral - to around the 90 percent mark. Then used Glucose to sweeten. Stick a whole vanilla bean in the bottle (halved the bean/split down the middle)..
Teaspoon of good coca in quarter cup of Boiling water - mix to well mixed and pore into the bottle.
left to infuse for around a month... filter off to get rid of the coca sediment and leftover vanilla seeds.

Results were smashing! not as good the a Patron XO Cafe - but not too far away - age for a year or 2 would be awesome.

I also found - dont sweeten all the way, only go to around 85 percent what you think as over time it smooths out - the coca/vanilla does a little extra - you can touch it up later on if its not sweet enough...Too sweet and it locks too much of that rich Coffee taste away.

[blind drunk]

Hey bencornish, why don't you write up your recipe and post it in Shared Recipes or add it to the espresso laced thread as a variation or a tweak. It looks quite good and I'd love to find it when I'm ready to try it

[itchy]

yeah this stuff really is good,,,,, try adding a shot or two to a cold glass of milk on ice,,, sips great on a hot summer day...