What Does Kahlúa Taste Like?

Updated July 2026.

Kahlúa taste is not a TTB class. The US official Original page prints rum-and-coffee liqueur at 20% Alc/Vol, with 21.5% available only in Ohio. Other-market pages have discussed 16% Liqueurs sit under Coffee talk is bar English. A 1.5-ounce pour at 20% is half of one NIAAA drink.

Related: Baileys taste, rum taste, espresso martini.

Label vs pour

Language 1.5 oz drinks
Kahlúa Original US 0.50
Ohio lot 0.54
Other-market 16% 0.40
US liqueur From labeled ABV

A 750 mL 20% bottle is about 8.5 drinks. Four pours are four drinks at that ABV. Pour math: liqueur drinks.

Sources

  • kahlua.com US Original: 20% Alc/Vol; 21.5% Ohio only.
  • 27 CFR 5.150. Other-market 16%. NIAAA December 2025.

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