Kahlua

Kahlua is a coffee liqueur made in Veracruz, Mexico, from rum, sugar and arabica coffee, owned today by Pernod Ricard. Production began in 1936 under Pedro Domecq, and the name comes from a Nahuatl phrase generally translated as house of the Acolhua people. The liqueur is currently bottled at 20 percent alcohol by volume, down from 26.5 percent before 2004, alongside a stronger Kahlua Especial version at 36 percent, while United Kingdom and Canadian versions were further reduced to 16 percent in 2021 to suit consumer preference for lower alcohol drinks. It is drunk neat, on ice, mixed into cocktails, combined with milk, cream, coffee or cocoa, and used as a flavoring in desserts and as a topping for ice cream and cakes.