Alcoholic coffee

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Alcoholic coffee
Anyone for alcoholic coffee? No, I don't mean enjoying an Irish coffee- I mean actual alcoholic beverages, made from coffee. Whilst it may seem a little odd, I suppose after a moment's thought it's not that peculiar, particularly when you consider that folks make booze using things like rice, milk, honey, potatoes and carrots. This particular variation on a topic was reported in the media again in August, so I have Time magazine to thank for bringing it up again as one of their twenty five best inventions of the earlier year.A group of researchers at the Minho university in Portugal created the drink, following methods not far removed from those used to create other types of alcoholic beverages. Taking used coffee grounds, they dried them out before heating them in h2o for 45 minutes, then removed the liquid and added sugar and yeast. The mixture was remaining to ferment before being concentrated to up the alcoholic beverages content, eventually resulting in a pretty strong brew. They even got in a small group to flavor it, though it wasn't exactly a resounding success. Seemingly, it smells just like coffee (not exactly surprising) and remaining a bitter and pungent flavor (ditto). I'm not quite sure what they were expecting. The testers did however suggest that allowing the drink to age might have some positive effects on the flavor, as is the case with whisky for example. It doesn't seem to have much likely for it when you take into thing to consider the fact that most of the caffeine is lost in the process too!