Kahlúa

5.21.22 Served: Chilled(indiluted), flute. Bottle open: <1 month Last intake: Kettle Corn Refractometer reading: 40 Brix (not actual due to ABV) Aroma: Café Vanilla Frappucino with heady cheap white rum notes, like the cotton-candy and burnt-sugar esque notes of Bacardi Blanca and Captain Morgan Blanco. But back to the frappucino notes, after 4 years of working at starbucks, I can't get the aroma of instant coffee (frap roast) emulsifier syrup, and vanilla syrup out of my head. Flavor: Vanilla Frappucino. Coffee and rum take the background, while vanilla and sugar take the forefrunt. Despite the relatively "cheap" aspects of the spirit, I still find Khalua to be quite enjoyable. I see why it works in an espresso martini, where it's dessert-like nature may help round out espresso's astringent bitterness. It is far from my go-to coffee liqueur, but as a decadent rum-based vanilla/coffee liqueur, it does its job properly, and the ingredients are all discernable on the nose.

굉장히 달달함 우유, 보드카와 잘 어울림

Tanta azucar que no puedo distinguir el café. No me gusta mucho, prefiero otros licores de café con mucho menor dulzura.

You’re drunk but happy, rolling down the back seat window of a vintage car. Feeling the cool rush of the Mexico City night air hit your face, your new friends singing along to La negra Tomasa on the radio. Suddenly, the car stops. You’re outside a huge cliff, centered within its face, a cave. Dark but for the flickering lights further in. Inside, a colorful group is dancing to a small but enthusiastic band. A stone cup is thrust into your hands containing a dark liquid. You’re not sure, but your friends nod reassuringly. Taking a deep breath, you close your eyes and sip. A intense flavor of coffee hits your tongue, paired with a calming sweetness, and just a hint of spice. When you open your eyes, a huge smile slowly comes across your friend’s face. They reach out their hand to you grab it. Together you both disappear into the crowd.