KAHLUA COCKTAILS

Below are some wonderful ways for you to enjoy Kahlua including my recipe for making your own homemade Kahlua and my signature recipe for the White Russian.

KAHLUA

COCKTAILS 

BLACK COW MOO-TINI

CAPPUCCINO MARTINI

CHOCOLATE  MARTINI

COLORADO BULLDOG

DRUNK RUSSIANS

EARTHQUAKE-A-TINI

ESPRESSO MARTINI

Han Solo Has a Rocket in His Pocket Shooter 

MISSISSIPPI MUD PIE MARTINI

MOCHA ESPRESSO EDIBLE COCKTAIL

NOT SO WHITE RUSSIAN

WHITE RUSSIAN

Homemade Kahlua Style Coffee Liqueur Recipe

Kahlua Chili Chocolate Cupcakes 

White Russian Truffles with Espresso Caviar

And, of course, many of my

COFFEE and ESPRESSO COCKTAILS

that call for coffee liqueur are perfect for using your Kahlua.

National Kahlua Day is February 27th.

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An APERITIF To REMEMBER Movie Cocktail

(Cocktails inspired by the movies, Oscar nominees and winners.)
AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER, 1957
Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr Nominated (1958) for: Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Music, Original Song (For the song "An Affair to Remember"), Best Music, Scoring
Though it didn't win an Oscar, An Affair To Remember was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Original Song. This was one of my mother's favorite movies, we watched it together often and my favorite part was always the piano solo that featured that title song. This is why I chose to do a cocktail tribute to this particular movie, to remember the great moments with my mom.
Plus, An Aperitif To Remember popped into my pun twisted brain and it was too good a movie cocktail name to pass up. This one's light on alcohol, refreshingly fruity and sparkling!
An APERITIF To REMEMBER
INGREDIENTS
1-1/2 Oz. Blackberry Brandy 1 Oz. Benjamin Twigg's Cherry Concentrate 1/2 Oz. Fresh Orange Juice Sparkling Wine  3 or 4 Large Ice Cubes, Regular Ice Cubes
Garnish: Orange twist wrapped around two Bordeaux cherries
Tools: Cocktail shaker, Straw, Cocktail Pick
Glass: Pint
DIRECTIONS: Add the ingredients, except the sparkling wine, to a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake until chilled. Add the large ice cubes to your glass, strain in the cocktail from the shaker then top off with the sparkling wine.  Garnish with an orange twist and a few Bordeaux cherries, add a straw and serve.
More Classic Movie Cocktails: Angostura and Old Lace Gone With The Gin The Cocktail Purple
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ANGOSTURA and OLD LACE, Movie Inspired Cocktails

(Cocktails inspired by the movies, Oscar nominees and winners.)
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE, 1944 Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane Nominated: Not one, not a single Oscar nod, and I don't care because I still laugh at this Frank Capra movie.
Besides I got the title pun stuck in my head and it does fit my purple Oscar party theme this year.
ANGOSTURA and OLD LACE
INGREDIENTS: 2-1/2 Oz. Hpnotiq Harmonie Liqueur 1/2 Oz. Peppermint Schnapps 2 Drops Angostura Bitters 1 Drop Food Grade Lavender Oil 2 Tbsp. Pasteurized Egg White Ice
Garnish: A few dried lavender buds
Tools: Blender, Cocktail shaker
Glass: Antique Crystal Coupe
DIRECTIONS: Add all the ingredients except the ice to a blender and blend for one minute. Pour this into a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake until chilled. Strain into a chilled coupe, garnish with a pinch of lavender buds and serve. 
This Year's Other Bespoke Oscar Cocktails: An Aperitif To Remember Gone With The Gin The Cocktail Purple
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GONE With The GIN, A Cocktail Tribute to Gone With The Wind

(Cocktails inspired by the movies, Oscar nominees and winners.)
GONE WITH THE WIND, 1939 Clark Gable, Vivian Leigh Nominated (1940) for 13 Academy Awards Won: 8, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress - Leading, Best Actress - Supporting, Best Writing - Screenplay
I admit it, I love the book, I love the movie, and I revisit both at least once a year. There's something timeless about this love story and, of course, Clark Gable as Rhett Butler is unparalleled sexy. I just had to include it as one of my bespoke cocktail tributes in my Oscar party this year. My theme is vintage, purple - and puns. (I cannot wait to see my guests costume get-ups!)
Bourbon is the acknowledged southern spirit, but "Gone With The Bourbon" just didn't work and "I Don't Know Nothin' 'Bout Birthin' No Bourbon"? Nah, even I won't carry a pun that far!
So, I  gone and went with gin.
GONE WITH THE GIN
INGREDIENTS: 2 Oz. Aviation Gin 8 Raspberries 6 Fresh Blackberries 4 Strawberries 1 Tablespoon Mint Simple Syrup* 2 Dashes Grapefruit Bitters 1/2 Cup of Ice
Garnish: Fresh Berries, Mint Leaf
Glass: Old Fashioned
Tools: Blender
DIRECTIONS: Chill your glass in the freezer. Add all the ingredients,including the ice, to your blender and blend until smooth. Pour into the chilled glass, garnish and serve.
Check out my other 2016 Oscar Cocktails: An Aperitif To Remember Angostura and Old Lace The Cocktail Purple


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THE COCKTAIL PURPLE Movie Inspired Cocktail Recipe

(Cocktails inspired by the movies, Oscar nominees and winners.)

THE COLOR PURPLE, 1985Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Danny GloverNominated (1986) for 11 Academy Awards including: Best Picture, Best Actress in a Leading Role, and 2 for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Music - Original Song, Best Music - Original Score, Best Makeup.
To this day I still can't believe The Color Purple didn't win one single Oscar, but I'm including it in my movie cocktail tributes this year for three reasons. First, purple is my Oscar party color theme. Second, it has one of my all time favorite movie quotes:
"I think it pisses God off when you walk by the color purple in a field and don't notice it" ~ Shug.

My third reason? I HAD to use this pun:
THECOCKTAILPURPLE
INGREDIENTS:2 Oz. Hendrick's Gin1/8 Oz St. Germaine Elderflower Liqueur1 Tsp. Spiced Honey Syrup*1/2 Tsp. B'lure PeaFlower Extract1 Tbsp. Pasteurized Egg White2 Dashes Scrappy's Lavender Bitters
Garnish: Fresh Mint Sprig, Extra Drops of Pea Flower Extract on the Foam.
Tools: Cocktail shaker, Toothpick
Glass: Antique Crystal Coupe
DIRECTIONS:Add all the ingredients, except the ice, to a cocktail shaker and shake hard for one minute. (This is called a dry shake.)Add ice then shake until chilled.Strain into a chilled coupe. To garnish, add several extra drops of the peaflower extract to the foam top, drag the toothpick through the drops to create a swirled pattern,gently lay the small mint sprig on top, tap some extra bitters on top then serve.
* To make the Spiced Honey Syrup combine 1 teaspoon of Honey Farms Spiced Honey Creme with 1 teaspoon of hot water until blended.

VOICEOVER VIDEO WITH INGREDIENTS AND DIRECTIONS:

More Movie Cocktails: An Aperitif To Remember Angostura and Old Lace Gone With The Gin
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The CLOVER CLUB Cocktail

Pre-dating Prohibition, the Clover Club Cocktail was named after a men's club of the same name that existed in Philadelphia from around the late 1800's until just before Prohibition.  Consisting of gin, lemon juice, raspberry syrup, and an egg white, it's a decidedly pink drink, one that would be consigned to the "girly drinks" category and shunned by later generations of drinking men as a result of its "feminine" color. As a result of its color (and the fear of salmonella from the use of raw egg) this cocktail classic all but disappeared from the bar scene, consigned to the dusty pages of bygone era recipe books, an oddity of past potable peccadilloes.
David Wondrich says in this Esquire post, "in 1934 we lumped it together with the 'pansies' -- the ten worst cocktails of the previous decade (which, that being the decade of bathtub gin and wood alcohol, is saying something). Our 1949 Handbook for Hosts tucks it among the Pink Ladies and Alexanders in the 'Something for the Girls' section." But Wondrich then goes on to say it's a cocktail worth trying and I agree. After all, it was the bespoke cocktail of a press club whose guests included the likes of Samuel "Mark Twain" Clemens, Joseph R. Pulitzer, Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and every President from Grover Cleveland to Woodrow Wilson in it's roster.
With that kind of pedigree it deserves a revival. We have pasteurized eggs now, men no longer fear pink, and gin is currently the poster child of the clear spirits world. The timing is all set for a Clover Club comeback.
The CLOVER CLUB Cocktail 
INGREDIENTS: 1-1/2 Oz Hendrick's Gin 1/4 Oz Raspberry Syrup 3/4 Oz Lemon Juice 1 Egg White
GARNISH: Fresh Raspberries, Lemon Twist
TOOLS: Cocktail shaker, Blender
GLASS: Coupe
DIRECTIONS: Dry shake the ingredients first for a good minute or two. (I cheat and use a blender for this step because I stupidly dislocated my shoulder ages ago and NEVER want to go through the resetting procedure EVER again.) Transfer the ingredients to an ice filled cocktail shaker and shake to chill. Strain into your chilled glass, garnish and serve.
I even did a Valentine's Day version with a crystalized sugar heart!

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The MOROCCAN ROSE - A Spiced Bourbon Cocktail

I have this thing for Moroccan food, mainly because of the spices, fruits and exotic ingredients involved. The aromatics of those warm spices and flavors just grab my imagination and take me to places with starry desert nights, warm arid breezes and mysterious strangers on trains to Istanbul. (Yes, I'm a romantic and I make no excuses for it, it's packaged in with my creativity and is a large element of my cocktail experience and recipes.)
Rosewater is often used in Moroccan dishes as well and, when Four Roses Bourbon sent me a bottle of their Small Batch to use for a Valentine's themed cocktail, those roses and one sip of the spicy, slightly fruity whiskey sent my mind on a flight of fancy to the Middle East. What better way to send bourbon and roses on a voyage to romance than on a vacation to the land of spicy intrigue?
The MOROCCAN ROSE Cocktail 
INGREDIENTS: 1-1/2 Oz. Four Roses Bourbon 2 Dashes Orange Bitters 2 Teaspoons Moroccan Spiced Simple Syrup* 1 Dash Rose water Large Ice Ball or Cube
Garnish: Edible (organically grown) Rose Petal, Orange Twist Heart
Tools: Bar Spoon
Glass: Old Fashioned
DIRECTIONS: Pour the Moroccan simple syrup, the orange bitters and the rose water into the glass and swirl around to coat the glass. Add the ice then pour in the Four Roses Bourbon, stir several times, garnish with a single edible rose petal and an orange twist heart then serve.
WANT A FIZZY COOLER VERSION? Mix the ingredients in a highball glass, fill with chipped ice, top it off with soda or ginger ale and garnish!

*Moroccan Spiced Simple Syrup Recipe Ingredients 2 cups of sugar 1 cup of water 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves 1/8 teaspoon ground cumin Pinch of cayenne Pinch of black pepper 1 tablespoon of vodka, (optional preservative) Directions Add ingredients to a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Once the sugar has dissolved, immediately remove the pan from the heat and allow to cool. If you wish you can add the vodka so the syrup will keep longer.
Bon Voyage and Happy Valentine's Day!

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