Kahlúa Liqueur

In Mexico in 1936, a group of entrepreneurs blended the country's rich coffee culture with rum to create Kahlúa, the world's first and still best-selling coffee liqueur. The name derives from an old Aztec word meaning 'house of the Acolhua people'. It has become a fixture of bar shelves worldwide, indispensable in a White Russian or an Espresso Martini.

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Mexico's most famous export to the cocktail glass - Kahlúa is the coffee liqueur that has defined the taste of coffee and rum for more than 85 years and still sits at the heart of classics like the White Russian.
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Kahlúa is a Mexican coffee liqueur made from rum, sugar and arabica coffee beans from the Veracruz region, bottled at 16% ABV.
Kahlúa was created in 1936 in Veracruz, Mexico, a region renowned for its high-quality arabica coffee, and the liqueur is today owned by the French spirits company Pernod Ricard. Kahlúa is the world's best-selling coffee liqueur.
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Kahlúa has a rich, sweet taste of roasted coffee beans with a hint of caramel and a soft warmth from the rum underneath. The flavour is round and slightly bitter in the finish, making it perfect for balancing sweeter ingredients in a cocktail.
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Name: Kahlúa Coffee Liqueur
Producer: Kahlúa (Pernod Ricard)
Country: Mexico
Type: Coffee liqueur
Main ingredients: Rum, sugar, arabica coffee
ABV: 16%
Size: 70 cl
EAN no.: 7610594454399
Serving suggestion: Enjoy on the rocks or as the base in cocktails such as White Russian and Espresso Martini
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Coffee · Sweet · Round · Caramel
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Kahlúa's name comes from a word in Mexico's original Nahuatl language meaning 'house of the Acolhua people', and the liqueur has been a bar staple since 1936.
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About Kahlúa

Kahlúa is the world-famous coffee liqueur, made from Mexican coffee, rum, sugar and vanilla flavour. For the newcomer it's a light, sweet entry into coffee liqueur, perfect in coffee or on ice; for the connoisseur, Kahlúa is the very cornerstone of the coffee liqueur category and a staple ingredient in classic cocktails like the White Russian, Espresso Martini and Mudslide, making it one of the most-used liqueurs behind bars worldwide.

History & Background

Kahlúa was created in 1936 in Veracruz, Mexico, by a group of businesspeople who wanted to combine the country's coffee tradition with rum to create a new type of liqueur. The name is believed to derive from a word in the indigenous Nahuatl language referring to 'the house of the Acolhua people', a nod to the Mexican region where the liqueur was born. In the decades following its launch, Kahlúa became an international bestseller and a cocktail-culture staple, especially once the White Russian became truly popular in the 1990s.

Production & Style

The liqueur is made from a sugarcane rum base infused with coffee and vanilla, giving it a full, sweet character.

Signature Style

Coffee, Sweet, Full-Bodied
The flavor offers a full-bodied coffee sweetness with notes of vanilla.

Facts

Producer	Kahlúa
Founded	1936
Country	Mexico
Pronounced	kah-LOO-a
Owner	Pernod Ricard
Official website	kahlua.com

Did You Know?

Kahlúa is the key ingredient in classic cocktails like White Russian and Espresso Martini.

Like Kahlúa Likør? You should also try:

Amaretto Likør and Grand Marnier Likør.

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