Fantastic Homemade Tia Maria Recipe
Homemade Tia Maria Recipe
Homemade liquers like this Tia Maria Recipe became very popular in the late 1970s, at least in northern Canada where I grew up. Homemade versions were created and often gifted between friends and neighbours. This Tia Maria recipe is one of those tried and true recipes everyone loved. Give it a try, it is easy to make, tastes very good and will save you some money. The only thing is it needs six weeks to mature to its best flavour.
The original recipe makes three 26 oz bottles using an entire bottle of brandy. I have reduced the size of the recipe so you can try it before making such a large batch of it. The full sized recipe is further down the post its the perfect size for Christmas gift giving.
Homemade Tia Maria Recipe – 26 oz bottle
Besides the ingredients you will need a bottle to store the Tia Maria. An empty clean liquor bottle with the cap works, or a dollar store one with a cap, as long as your bottle is about 26 oz in size. Its also very handy to have a funnel to pour the Tia Maria into the neck of the bottle.
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups brandy
3 tbsp Yuban Instant Coffee
1/3 vanilla bean
1 1/3 cup water
1 1/3 cup sugar
Instructions
Boil 1.5 cups of water. Add instant coffee to 1/3 cup of the water, set aside to cool.
Add 1 1/3 cups of sugar to 1 1/3 cups of the boiling water. Stir to dissolve the sugar.
Cut off a third of a vanilla bean place in the bottom of a bottle. Mix all the ingredients together and pour into the bottle. Store at least six weeks before using.
You can print out the simple paper labels for Tia Maria if you like. I attached the label using double sided tape.
Homemade Tia Maria Recipe – Makes three 26 oz bottles
This is the original recipe.
Ingredients for 3 Bottles
26 oz bottle of brandy
2 oz Yuban instant coffee
1 vanilla bean
4 cups boiling water
4 cups sugar
Instructions for 3 Bottles
Boil 4 cups of water. Add instant coffee to one cup of the water, set aside to cool.
Add four cups of sugar to three cups of the boiling water. Stir to dissolve the sugar.
Cut the vanilla bean into thirds and place in the bottom of each bottle. Mix all the ingredients together and pour into the three bottles.
Storing Tia Maria
Once your Tia Maria is bottled its ready for aging. Store in a cool dark place for six weeks before serving. The six week’s gives the Tia Maria time to age and gain flavour.
Drinks with Tia Maria
This is how we use our Tia Maria
Brown Cow Cocktail Recipe
Pour 2 oz of Tia Maria into a glass, add two ice cubes and fill with milk.
Tia Maria and Coke
The simplest cocktail, 1 to 2 oz of Tia Maria, add ice cubes and fill with Coke.
Tia and Coffee
Place 2 oz of Tia Maria in a mug and fill with coffee.
Tia Maria Martini
Martinis are so strong, but talk about yum. To make this recipe you pour 2 parts tia maria to 1 part vodka. To make mine fancy I put them in a sugar rimmed glass.
Tia Maria White Russian
My brother who rarely drank loved this particular drink.
2 oz tia maria
1 oz vodka
1 oz cream or milk
In a stubby glass, mix together the vodka and tia maria. Add the ice cubes, and then pour in the cream or milk. I personally prefer using a splash of milk.
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It’s always nice to have liqueurs around for the winter months. They are often expensive to buy, whereas these homemade versions are not.
I have made three homemade liqueur recipes for this year. I hope you enjoy them as much as my family does.
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