Coffee liqueur
Liqueurs & bitters · usually a modifier · in 3 cocktails here
What it is
Rum or neutral spirit sweetened and flavoured with coffee. Quality varies enormously; the cheapest bottles taste mostly of sugar.
Typically about £18 a bottle in the UK.
What it tastes like
Roasted coffee, molasses and vanilla, heavily sweetened. Bitterness varies enormously between brands.
What it does in a drink
Sweetener and flavour in one, usually paired with a neutral base so the coffee leads.
Cocktails with coffee liqueur
Unlocks 3 recipes on Drinki.
What it pairs with
The ingredients that turn up alongside coffee liqueur far more often than chance would predict.
Substitutes
Nothing substitutes for coffee liqueur convincingly.