About Coffee Bean Vodka
Coffee bean vodka is a popular type of vodka among coffee connoisseurs more so than with serious drinkers. While this type of vodka can be purchased, it is generally made at home by the coffee aficionado, and there are many ways to make and use the liqueur once the coffee infusion is completed. This particular flavored vodka is unique because it actually has real coffee in the beverage, which makes the consumption of drinks made with coffee bean vodka a unique experience. Does this Spark an idea?
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History
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Vodka has existed in documented history since as early as 800 A.D. In Russia, it was widely available in the 13th and 14th centuries, but it became extremely popular when the makers of Smirnoff vodka developed an advertising campaign in the 1950s based around the idea that vodka was difficult to detect on the breath after drinking. Even today, each time any vodka producer comes up with a particularly good marketing campaign for vodka, the spirit increases its market share, and it holds the largest share in spirits to this day. Flavored vodkas became popular as the result of another marketing campaign, and around this same time coffee aficionados began producing their own flavored vodkas.
Features
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Coffee bean vodka is popular not only because flavored vodkas remain trendy, but also because of the very real infusion of coffee in this vodka. This vodka is also great for drinks that are complemented by coffee, such as Russian Cocktails and Spiked Cocoa, because it keeps the vodka flavor, which can be sharp and harsh, from overwhelming the sweet flavors of the drink. Coffee vodka also contains a serious amount of caffeine--as much as 47 milligrams per serving in some cases, which is more than many popular energy drinks contain.
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Types
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There are several types of coffee bean vodka. Of course, there are innumerable homemade versions of varying strengths. Also, there are coffee-flavored vodkas that do not actually contain any caffeine and have a sweeter flavor. These are best for mixed drinks. Some types of coffee bean vodka are meant to be drunk "straight," and these tend to be strong, sweet and highly caffeinated.
Effects
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Coffee bean vodka can get you drunk just like any other vodka, but it is generally not the shot of choice for people looking to get a fast "buzz." The subtle flavorings are far more conducive to more relaxed drinking methodologies. Coffee bean vodka will, unless the label states otherwise, definitely wake you up, and it can make your favorite designer coffee drink a whole lot more interesting in moderate quantities.
Misconceptions
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Many people think that coffee bean vodka and vodka coffee are the same thing. However, this is entirely untrue. Vodka coffee is just coffee with vodka added to it after brewing and tends to be brown in color. Coffee bean vodka, often referred to simply as coffee vodka, has been infused with coffee beans during the distillation process and will be clear unless artificial caramel coloring has been added for marketing purposes.
Warning
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While coffee vodka can be fun and interesting to drink, be careful when you consume it. Drinking large amounts of caffeine with large amounts of alcohol can be deadly misleading since the caffeine masks your body's response to the alcohol, enabling you to drink more than you normally would be physically capable of consuming. This can lead to bad behavior at best and alcohol poisoning at worst. While no type of alcohol is intended for binge drinking, drinking excessive amounts of coffee vodka can be even worse for you than drinking another spirit to excess.
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