Kahlua - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 ounces instant coffee crystals
4 cups hot water
4 cups granulated sugar
750 ml vodka
1 vanilla bean

Preparation

Dissolve the coffe crystals in one cup of the water.
Bring the remaining water to a boil and dissolve the sugar in it.
Add the coffee to the sugar solution and heat almost to a boil.
Add the alcohol and decant into dark containers (this makes 7-8 cups; a fifth (750 mL) is just over 3 cups, so about 2 1/2 750 mL bottles- or just double it, make 5 bottles, and give some gift bottles).
Break the bean into several pieces and divide between the bottles.
Seal the bottles tightly and let them stand for 30 days before serving.