Kahlua | Imamother

Secbeb ↓

Sun, Jul 30 2006, 5:40 pm

Question:
Why isn't kahlua kosher anymore? Is there anyplace one could get kosher kahlua? Are there any good substitutes for kahlua? Your answers would be appreciated! Thanks. Smile

↑ Secbeb ↓

Sun, Jul 30 2006, 5:51 pm

Well I looked it up on the star-k site and they have it down as a non-recommended liquor and I was wondering if its all kahlua, made everywhere, or just in the US .. .heres the link to the star-k list:
http://www.star-k.org/cons-appr-liquor.htm

↑ Secbeb ↓

Sun, Jul 30 2006, 5:53 pm

but now, researching it further - on the OU site under new certifications it says kahlua, spanish label is kosher. . .
http://oukosher.org/index.php/.....fied/

anybody know what the story is?

Boys"R"Us

Sun, Jul 30 2006, 7:50 pm

Here in Canada, they reccomend using Godiva liquor as a substitute.

micki

Sun, Jul 30 2006, 8:53 pm

about 7 ys ago we heard kalua was taking off the hechsher, so my hubby bought about 6 huge bottles. we have one bottle left now.
as far as I know they did not put thehecsher back on.

miriam

Sun, Jul 30 2006, 11:29 pm

didan wrote:

B"H

I second the Godiva:)

Are you a drinker? Smile

ButterflyGarden

Mon, Jul 31 2006, 12:29 am

There was one plant in mexico that made kosher kaluah. They decided to change an ingredient and now it is no longer kosher. HOWEVER, they will be going back to making it kosher soon, IY"H. It will carry the OU and only be available in duty fees. All this info is from my father-in-law, a mashgiach for the OU and a few other hashguchas and an avid kaluah drinker.

↑ Secbeb ↓

Mon, Jul 31 2006, 12:41 am

Thanks RivkaBatya - that explains everything!

↑ didan ↓

Mon, Jul 31 2006, 9:39 am

B"H

miriam wrote:

didan wrote:

B"H

I second the Godiva:)

Are you a drinker? Smile

No. However, I've received "gifts" of various choloate liquors and have never been able to even say a small "L'Chaim" on anything because I couldn't handle the taste. Godiva I actually enjoyed. I can count on my fingers how many times I've had it - brother's wedding, Purim etc.

Besides...I think I told you this, I've been nursing for six years straight...can't quite drink while nursing:)

chen

Mon, Jul 31 2006, 3:03 pm

any coffee liqueur with a hechsher will sub for kahlua. can't give names b/c the last bottle of liqueur I bought, you probably weren't born yet.

suomynona

Mon, Jul 31 2006, 3:26 pm

didan wrote:

Besides...I think I told you this, I've been nursing for six years straight...can't quite drink while nursing:)

It's a problem to drink a little bit alchohol while nursing? I have a little bit of chocolate liquer at every shabbos meal.

↑ didan

Mon, Jul 31 2006, 4:01 pm

B"H

suomynona wrote:

didan wrote:

Besides...I think I told you this, I've been nursing for six years straight...can't quite drink while nursing:)

It's a problem to drink a little bit alchohol while nursing? I have a little bit of chocolate liquer at every shabbos meal.

Nope, not a problem. My midwife told me an occassional drink is fine as long as it's not on an empty stomach. She told me a glass of wine a week (I asked her about drinking wine on Friday nights) is perfectly fine.

↑ Secbeb

Mon, Jul 31 2006, 4:13 pm

First of all, drinking while nursing is different than drinking while pregnant. You can drink alcohol minimally while nursing. My MIL was told by her Dr. to drink a beer before nursing her kids before bed because it would make them drowsy. Having a glass of wine, or a sip of liqueur will not hurt your baby unless they have an allergy to alcohol.

chanab

Mon, Jul 31 2006, 4:34 pm

Well, if you´d like to make kahlua, heres a link (on a very good blog, btw treppenwitz.com)
http://bogieworks.blogs.com/tr......html

princessmommy ↓

Tue, Aug 01 2006, 3:02 am

Where do you live? there is a really good imitation here in Israel.