Coo Lou Ah (Kahlua)

This recipe started from my husbands family and I changed it up a bit. The name comes from his great grandparents. Coo was his great grandmothers nick name and Lou was short for Luis ( his great grandfather). 

PREP TIME: 30 min      

SITTING TIME: 6 weeks      

SERVES: A lot

Ingredients

- 1 quart (3.33 cups) of water

- 1  1/4 cup of Vanilla Coffee (powdered)

- 6 cups of white granulated sugar

- 1 quart (3.33 cups) of brandy

- 2 vanilla beans

Directions

1. Bring water to a boil.

2. Add coffee and sugar and stir until sugar is desolved.

3. Cut Vanilla bean in half and scrape out seeds. Add seeds and pod to the coffee mixture.

4. Let it sit till it has cooled. 

5. When cooled, pour into a gallon glass jar, or into 2 half gallon glass jars.

6. Add 1 quart of brandy and 1 vanilla bean.

7. Store in pantry for 6 week and shake occasionally.

8. After 6 weeks, enjoy.