Mrs McStill's Coffee Liqueur (Kaluha) Recipe Discussion

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Re: Mrs McStill's Coffee Liqueur (Kaluha)

Postby SBB » Sat Jul 23, 2011 6:58 pm

Was thinking about making a batch of this tonight to see what its like.
Started wondering about this bit,,, "1/2 cup of coffee ( any jar coffee will do)"
Is this 1/2 cup instant coffee powder/ granules or a half cup of instant coffee with water added???
Im presuming its a half cup of granules.........Just wanted to be sure :? :?
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Re: Mrs McStill's Coffee Liqueur (Kaluha)

Postby MacStill » Sat Jul 23, 2011 7:11 pm

Hi SBB,

Yep 1/2 cup of raw granules, I always use either nescafe or nescafe gold.
But have also used home brand and black and gold coffee before.

After you have made let me know what you think

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Re: Mrs McStill's Coffee Liqueur (Kaluha)

Postby SBB » Sat Jul 23, 2011 8:22 pm

Ta for the reply Mrs.......the mixture is simmering as I type. Shall report back after road testing ;)
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Re: Mrs McStill's Coffee Liqueur (Kaluha)

Postby SBB » Sun Jul 24, 2011 8:11 pm

Made a double batch of this last night. Had a BBQ today with a few friends around, The Kaluha got the thumbs up from all that tried it. One Kaluha fan managed to wrangle a 750ml bottle out of me as a take away.
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Re: Mrs McStill's Coffee Liqueur (Kaluha)

Postby Mrs Mac » Mon Jul 25, 2011 9:22 pm

Hi SBB

Cheers for the feed back, glad you all liked it, I know my family and I do. :D

Take aways..... Hope you supplied it in a brown paper bag :lol: :lol: ......Lucky you made a double batch :D


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Re: Mrs McStill's Coffee Liqueur (Kaluha)

Postby SBB » Mon Jul 25, 2011 10:21 pm

I alway like to send my product away in a classy looking container..........after a few home made rums a nice clean Tomato Sauce bottle seemed like a good idea on this occasion.....I was only guessing at the 750ml...had one eye closed while pouring...........the Kaluha lover in question seemed more than happy :lol:
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Re: Mrs McStill's Coffee Liqueur (Kaluha)

Postby DeeJae » Sat Aug 13, 2011 3:52 pm

I just made up a batch of this , it's Soo yummy thanks for the recipe !
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Re: Mrs McStill's Coffee Liqueur (Kaluha)

Postby Mrs Mac » Sun Aug 14, 2011 8:33 pm

Your most welcome,

It simple & easy to make....have been making it for years, now my daughter (18+ of course) & daughter in law make it all the time

Turns a $30 or so bottle of cheap vodka (if you dont make your own) into almost 2ltrs of good Kahula....... :mrgreen:
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Re: Mrs McStill's Coffee Liqueur (Kaluha)

Postby Chad » Mon Aug 22, 2011 8:47 pm

Hi Mrs McStill

My wife wanted me to thank you for this recipe as she tried it the other night and said it was great.

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Re: Mrs McStill's Coffee Liqueur (Kaluha)

Postby erehwon » Mon Apr 30, 2012 10:51 am

SWIMBO has given her decree. You WILL make it again won't you dear.
I used esspresso style coffee granules. Wot would be the effect of adding
corn syrip/glycerine to the mix before or after the cooking and
how much.
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Re: Mrs McStill's Coffee Liqueur (Kaluha)

Postby metter » Sun Nov 04, 2012 5:57 pm

Excellent recipe. Many thanks. No having coffee granules I used 14 shots of expresso which I made extra strong and 50 mls each. Worked a charm much better than the SS concentrate I bought last time (and a lot cheaper) :dance:
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Mrs McStill's Coffee Liqueur (Kaluha)

Postby kingy » Thu Apr 04, 2013 7:24 pm

I made this with some store brought vodka. I can easily drink this on its own. Extremely nice with a glass full of ice and mixed with almond milk. My wife is in heaven. Lol
Thx for this recipe it's a winner!
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Re: Mrs McStill's Coffee Liqueur (Kaluha)

Postby JayD » Fri Apr 05, 2013 2:33 pm

Hey Mrs Mac,

My chooky turns 50 this weekend so I made up some of your Kaluha for her and her buddies...will report back with their comments.... :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Mrs McStill's Coffee Liqueur (Kaluha)

Postby cuz » Fri May 03, 2013 12:41 pm

Thanks Mrs Mac :handgestures-thumbupleft: :handgestures-thumbupleft: :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Cooked up this last night, following your recipe to a tee and... DAMN!!!... its good.

Black & White russians, here I come...
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Re: Mrs McStill's Coffee Liqueur (Kaluha)

Postby JayD » Fri May 03, 2013 1:04 pm

JayD wrote:Hey Mrs Mac,

My chooky turns 50 this weekend so I made up some of your Kaluha for her and her buddies...will report back with their comments.... :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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did forget about this post, thanx cuz for bringing my attention to it. I made up this recipe as well and my Girls loved it...matter of fact theres little heading your way as I type... :handgestures-thumbupleft: just for you as a tar... :teasing-neener:
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Re: Mrs McStill's Coffee Liqueur (Kaluha)

Postby frogeyed » Thu Jun 27, 2013 9:58 am

Hi McStill,
I tried this recipe and it came out smelling and tasting like burnt coffee. I then tried it agin but kept the temp. of the stove even lower than my 1st attempt and it turned out the same - I tried adding more vanilla but could not get rid of the burnt coffee flavour. I used nescafe blend 43 and followed your recipe to a tee but Im wondering where I went wrong. It tasted bloody awful. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated as the mrs loves kahlua and I want to make it myself.
Thanks Justin.
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Re: Mrs McStill's Coffee Liqueur (Kaluha)

Postby JDB » Thu Jun 27, 2013 11:58 am

frogeyed wrote:Hi McStill,
I tried this recipe and it came out smelling and tasting like burnt coffee. I then tried it agin but kept the temp. of the stove even lower than my 1st attempt and it turned out the same - I tried adding more vanilla but could not get rid of the burnt coffee flavour. I used nescafe blend 43 and followed your recipe to a tee but Im wondering where I went wrong. It tasted bloody awful. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated as the mrs loves kahlua and I want to make it myself.
Thanks Justin.



I think that's the problem, Blend 43 tastes horrible and burnt at the best of time. I'd suggest using a coffee you actually like the taste of to start with.
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Re: Mrs McStill's Coffee Liqueur (Kaluha)

Postby Linny » Thu Jun 27, 2013 12:12 pm

Yeah . use ground beans... instant coffee just doesn't cut it
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Re: Mrs McStill's Coffee Liqueur (Kaluha)

Postby frogeyed » Thu Jun 27, 2013 2:02 pm

Will try tonight..thank very much for your advice!
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Re: Mrs McStill's Coffee Liqueur (Kaluha)

Postby r.c.barstud » Thu Jun 27, 2013 2:15 pm

leave longer??? :wtf: this stuff lasts as long as a snow flake in a heat wave around my place, i used coffee ginds and vanilla beans instead of the instant coffee and vanilla essence, it can take a bit more punishment for those who are like me and are indian cooks (singe em burn em) :)).

good recipe Mrs Mcstill :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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