Coffee Liqueur Two Ways

Making liqueurs just for yourself is decidedly easier than making a drink for Someone special. In the first case we can allow ourselves mistakes… in the second, no longer. There's no room for slip-ups here. After all, who doesn't forgive mistakes? — Women, and Tetris on level 19.

Making a coffee liqueur is fairly simple. We start the process by carefully selecting the coffee beans to grind. It's thanks to this that the espresso we brew will have an intense taste and aroma. We grind the beans and pour boiling water over them to brew.

There are quite a few ways to brew coffee. Properly preparing the dark ambrosia is half of our success. We can do it in an espresso machine or a drip brewer, in the company of an elegant cafetière, or simply pour boiling water over instant coffee. For the brewed coffee we'll need 1 litre of condensed milk (unsweetened), a glass of pure spirit and a little vanilla.

Once the brewed coffee has cooled, we combine it with the remaining ingredients and mix well. We can sweeten the liqueur with sugar syrup or sugar to taste. I made the dark version of the liqueur by replacing the 1 litre of condensed milk with two cans of dulce de leche. The liqueur then comes out decidedly thicker and sweeter.

Now all that's left is to wait for the verdict on whether it tastes good.