Forget Film School.: February 27 - National Kahlúa Day

Thursday, February 27, 2020

February 27 - National Kahlúa Day

Happy National Kahlúa® Day! On February 27th, today recognizes the rich, cream coffee liqueur that also serves up a great many delicious desserts!

This alcoholic beverage adds to cocktails and adult flavored desserts equally well. To celebrate, you may want to use Kahlúa®, a coffee-flavored rum-based liquor, to flavor your ice cream or another dessert such as cheesecake or cake.

Kahlúa® is made from coffee and rum, so it does contain caffeine. Kahlúa® is found to be used in a few notable cocktails, including the following:It also tastes great in coffee, hot chocolate, creamy cocktails, as a shot or on the rocks.

In 1936, the son of an aristocratic Spanish sherry family, Álvaro Domecq y Díez, began producing Kahlúa® in Veracruz, Mexico.

Ever since its introduction, Kahlúa® has remained the top selling coffee liqueur in the world. It has even earned the place of the second largest single liqueur brand worldwide. Along with its blend of fine Mexican coffee, Kahlúa® also contains a rich mix of corn syrup, vodka, and rum.

The name Kahlúa® carries the meaning, “House of the Acolhua people” in the Veracruz Nahuatl language, which was spoken in the area before the conquest of the Spanish. Kahlúa® became available in the United States only from 1962 onward.

In 1994, the company merged with Allied Lyons forming Allied Domecq. In 2005, Allied Domecq was partially acquired by Pernod Ricard which merged with the Swedish Vin & Sprit (V & S Group) in March of 2008.

The unique flavor of Kahlúa® has made it the most preferred liqueur among drinkers worldwide. Due to this, Kahlúa® is also available in numerous online liquor stores. No wonder this coffee liqueur is the popular choice for making a whole range of cocktails.

It takes seven years to produce one bottle of Kahlúa®! The alcoholic beverage is made from coffee and rum, so it does contain caffeine. Kahlúa® is found to be used in a few notable cocktails, including the following:

• B-52
• Baby Guinness
• Black Russian
• Caribbean Mudslide
• Espresso Martini
• Mudslide
• White Russian

HOW TO OBSERVE

The day can be celebrated by baking with Kahlúa® flavor. Kahlúa lends a delicious and rich flavor to desserts of all kinds. It elevates cakes, mousse and so much more. If you like chocolate, that’s an excellent place to start.

Celebrate with a taste of Kahlúa® cook-off or just try one of these recipes by visiting the websites below.

Of course, you could serve up a beverage or two, as well. (Remember always drink responsibly and never drink and drive) and use #NationalKahluaDay to post on social media.