Kahlua Coffee Liqueur

Kahlúa started in Veracruz, Mexico, in 1936, in a part of the country known for its coffee, and it is still made there from three things that grow side by side: 100% arabica coffee, sugar cane and rum. That rum base is why it reads as a rum liqueur first and a coffee drink second.

It is the sweet, rich style: dark-roast coffee with vanilla and a chocolate edge, and a texture that coats the glass. In 1983 the London bartender Dick Bradsell used it in the first Espresso Martini.

If you want coffee first and sugar second, buy Mr Black. For a White Russian, a Mudslide or a Black Russian that tastes the way you remember, buy Kahlúa.

Pour it over ice with milk or cream, add a shot to hot coffee, or bake with it.

The rest of the coffee and cream liqueurs are under liqueurs and cordials. Pick it up at our Brooklyn store or get same-day delivery across NYC.