Cheap and Easy Coffee Liqueur

Step 7 Celebrate!

Have a White Russian!  Pour one part vodka, one part coffee liqueur, and two parts half and half over ice and enjoy.  Wear a bathrobe.  Go bowling.  Have an angry ferret dumped into the bathtub with you.  You're the Dude now!

I used to drink these things all the time, but a few years ago I started getting hangovers really bad, especially after drinking White Russians.  I suspect my body wasn't happy about me mixing dairy and alcohol, so I've since switched to beer.  I'll still have one every now and then, as they're just too delicious to avoid!

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Comments

[csinatra]

THANK YOU so0o0o0o much!!!! i love to sdrink, and i started to get sick as well. i switched to beer, then ended up getting sicker. i am gluten intolerant :(. the problem is that i am an extreme light weight, and am terrified of making an @$$ out of myself, or getting a terrible hang over (which happened shortly after i was diagnosed ) So anyways u saved my party days!!!!! thanx :) too bad ferrets are illegal here in california..........
LOL
kind regards,
Cindyrose 23, California

[Editor_adp]

You, sir, are my hero. Now I know what to do with my huge stash of empty Kahlua bottles! This is the perfect Christmas gift for friends, if I can control myself.

The Dude abides.

[depotdevoid]

Always glad to help someone as layed back as yourself, Dude.

[AnTennA13]

I laughed at first but your article has inspired me.  Being diabetic I've got to modify the recipe and use Splenda in place of sugar for the syrups.  Shouldn't be a problem and if I get it right I'll post it.  Splenda is a remarkable substitute for sugar and if heated properly will carmelize to give some molasses flavoring.

Re: Hangovers.  The multiple sugars make it hard on your liver to break it all up and matabolize them.  You've got sucrose, maltose, lactose and a few others in there which are delicious but tend to generate brain pain.  When you drink beer you're getting mostly maltose (although American beers often contain corn, therefore dextrose).  Remember, the cheaper the beer, the more corn in the recipe.  Drink good beer (read the motto on a Flying Dog) and drink good liquor and you'll live longer with a happy liver.  Salud!

[farmsteader]

Please dont use SPLENDA , it has ASPERTAINE , (spelling could be wrong), its POISON! ( proved in many Tests)
TrY switcinging to STEVIA , it has a decent flavor and comes from a safe Plant ,ready available now, you can even grow it. Best WIshes,

[ebrady]

That would be scary if it where TRUE...   Splenda does not contain aspartame, it is made from Surcralose and Maltodextrin.  Sucralose is a modified version of Sucrose...  (Table sugar).   One of the reasons it works good in cooking where aspartame does not..

Aspartame is used in EQUAL and many other diet soft drinks.  Do your research....

[farmsteader]

EBrady, ok here is some research, i was wrong i admit it, i actually believed Splenda did have Aspartame, but it does not , I did find this book and website warning against Splenda, here is the link,
article,http://www.issplendasafe.com/top7reasons.html

I am leary of new miracle Sugar substitutes, while Stevia is a Safe natural product , Thanks for the heads up and the Truth but i think we need time on Splenda that it will be safe in the long run, why take chances, not me. I also use honey or Maple Syrup in my Coffee,  Best wishes.

 

Top 7 Reasons To Avoid Splenda^®

1. Splenda^® research documents numbness of the hind legs in male rats and negative effects on the livers, spleens and kidneys of laboratory animals.
2. Amid an obesity epidemic in countries using artificial sweeteners, there is evidence these chemicals may actually stimulate appetite.
3. Research cites recurring laboratory results of infertility in male rats and gastrointestinal problems in pregnant rats fed Splenda.
4. Consumers are not being told the whole truth about the long-term dangers of using artificial chemical sweeteners.
5. No one has considered the fact that chemical sweeteners may be at the root of many unexplained disease symptoms that puzzle your doctor.
6. According to research, giving sugar-free chemicals to your children or using them during pregnancy may be harmful to a child's emotional and physical maturation and to the normal development of a fetus.
7. Using chemical sugar substitutes may not be wise if you are suffering from a present chronic disease.

[DeusXMachina]

Most of the symptoms you see occur at dose levels on the order of 35,000 equivalent packets of Splenda PER DAY for a month. The increase in appetite due to artificial sweeteners is due to activation of carbohydrate receptors in the gut, leading to a metabolic response to carbohydrates that aren't actually there, hence you start craving carbs. All things in moderation. I've done a lot of research myself and one of the people in my chem classes did a presentation of the hype of artificial sweeteners (conclusion: no danger). I would definitely change my opinion given the evidence, but it really isn't there.

Aspartame is broken down in to aspartic acid, phenylalanine, and methanol. Yes, methanol is toxic, but again it's DOSE DEPENDENT. What do you think is in every single fermented drink? Methanol, ethanol, propanol, ethylene glycol, all toxic compounds. The body does a magnificent job of metabolizing small quantities of poison that we naturally encounter. Otherwise, we'd be dead.

Saccharin gave rats cancer because it is actually a sodium salt, and sodium gives rats cancer. You can give rats bladder cancer by just feeding them NaCl solution.

Artificial sweeteners have a much safer effect profile than the hoards of other compounds put into foods in far larger quantities, such as preservatives and dyes, which are far more biologically active given the same weight dosage.

[AnTennA13]

OH NO!
An anti-Spenda nut, just what I was fishing for.
In short (from GOOD research sites) - Aspertame (Nutra-sweet) No.  Sucralose (Spenda) OK.
Sucralose is modified table sugar (sucrose).  It is NOT matabolized in the body, it just leaves because it is indigestable (like fiber).  Aspertame DOES break down in the body and leaves some nasty chemicals.

Here we have the classic "religious war" about sweeteners and I don't want to be involved.  If I choose to use Spenda, smoke cigars, drink liquor, drive on fast highways, drive a motorcycle, or participate in ANY OTHER LEGAL activity... that is my legal right and please refrain from unnecessary criticism which has nothing to do with making a tasty drink on a web sight devoted to LEARNING NEW THINGS.  If you want to give a better, more researched opinion of Splenda I suggest you read the rebuttals at www.splenda.com.  They have an answer for almost all of the rumors you have posted.
OH NO!

[depotdevoid]

Fantastic, that is the exact reaction I want!  Entertainment + Inspiration, the perfect combination!

I didn't know you could make syrup out of splenda.  I've played around with using it for baking (I went on a big diet kick a few years ago).  I might just have to try that. 

I kind of thought it might be all the sugars that were doing me in.  Just for the record, I only drink good beer.  I've been spoiled by growing up in Oregon, where it's literally impossible to find a store that doesn't sell at least a passable selection of microbrews.  That, plus the fact that my brother is head brewer at a local micro, has meant that I haven't drank anything lower quality than Weinhards in years and years.  Three cheers for good beer!

I'm curious, as a diabetic can you drink normal beer?  I have a friend with a gluten intolerance and she has to drink gluten-free beers, which are hard to find.  I guess my brewer brother made up a special batch of gluten free beer in his homebrew setup, but I never had a chance to taste it.  Back to my original question, can you drink normal beer (while closely monitoring your blood sugar levels) or do you have to drink beer with special ingredients?

[AnTennA13]

Beer actually has way too much sugar for a diabetic.   Obviously light beer, having less colories has generally less sugar --- but has less flavor as well.  There are a couple of tolerable light beers but I take my chances and make sure I don't overload when I drink the good stuff.  Generally - it is not good for a diabetic to drink beer.  But, Dude, a good White Russian blows down those blues like a Savoy Truffle.

[ilpug]

For those wondering where to get stevia, it is sold under the brand name Truvia, and is ridiculously expensive. This is a great instructable, well written, and has an awesome result.

[wambolicious]

this is a great instructable, I'm definitely remembering this for Christmas.  I big 'ol batch divided among adorable little bottles means many happy friends!

[memiley]

I was soo thinking the same thing as I was reading through this instrucable, minus the adorable little bottles - must make note to self about collecting them while there is still time to spare until xmas.

Point is, get outta my head wambalicious.

[depotdevoid]

Thanks wambolicious!  I've done that a few times, it's certainly a great way to spread the Christmas cheer!