A delicious treat.

One day I will make this with my home grown coffee and vanilla beans.

Coffee liqueur

Makes 1L

Ingredients

1 cup dark brown sugar

1 cup water

350ml dark rum

400ml strong brewed coffee

1 vanilla bean pod, split

Instructions

1. Combine dark brown sugar and water in a saucepan, bring to simmer for 5 minutes. Allow to cool.

2. Combine sugar syrup, coffee and rum.

3. Sterilise a bottle with boiling water, pour liqueur mix into the bottle and pop in a vanilla bean. Seal and leave for a week or two prior to drinking to allow the flavours to develop.

Stores for a very long time (my batch from 2017 was only finished recently).

Pour over ice to serve.