Updated May 2026.
There is no official coffee-liqueur expiry we will invent. Coffee liqueurs sit under Official open-bottle months unused. Kahlúa US Original is 20% this project; Ohio 21.5; other-market 16 — say the market. Cream coffee SKUs are a different neck. Heat and air oxidize flavor; that is pantry talk, not a legal type. A 1.5-ounce pour at 20% is 0.50 of one drink.
Related: how long Kahlúa lasts, non-alcoholic Kahlúa, Tia Maria.
Open vs class
| Language | 1.5 oz drinks |
|---|---|
| Coffee liqueur | Read the neck |
| Kahlúa US | 0.50 |
| Open months | — |
| Cream SKU | Neck |
Pour math: liqueur drinks.
Sources
- Official open-bottle life unused. Kahlúa market split this project: US 20 / Ohio 21.5 / other 16.
- 27 CFR 5.150. NIAAA December 2025.