Homemade Kahlua - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups sugar
3 cups water
4 tablespoons instant coffee powder
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 pint grain alcohol (190 proof Everclear)

Preparation

Bring sugar and water to a boil.
Stir until sugar is completely dissolved.
Add coffee.
Let cool to room temperature.
Add vanilla and grain alcohol.
Bottle and let set for at least one week, and preferably a month or longer, before serving.
Note: I have also had it after allowing it to age for 15 minutes, and it was still pretty good, but definitely a little rough around the edges.