Kahlua Salted Caramel

Appearance: Slightly cloudy dark brown. Against a strong white light it looks like very weak black coffee. Aroma: Very mild coffee, more like coffee or chicory essence than espresso or a handful of fresh grounds. Caramel and vanilla. Flavour: Very sweet and syrupy on the entry. You could easily mistake this for some sort of coffee syrup intended as a cooking ingredient. Vanilla, caramel toffee but there is no development or complexity. However just when you think that's all there is you get a strong impression of salted caramel candy, which lingers. So sweet. I can actually feel my blood sugar rising as I taste this. Kahlua has never been one of my favourite liqueurs as it is very mild, one-note and always too sweet. While this is no exception, I have to admit it has its place, which is poured over fresh home-made vanilla ice-cream or hazelnut gelato. You *can* drink this neat, but it's like chugging neat Grenadine so no, don't do that. Instead use it as an ingredient in whatever seems like a fun and creative way. For the money, a small 350ml bottle of this is a no-brainer experiment. "Adequate" : 72/100 (2 stars)