New Kahlua Dunkin’ Caramel Swirl Cream Liqueur: Here’s Our Pros, Cons, and Final Verdict

Kahlua knows you’re using it to spike your Dunkin’ coffee on those work-from-home days, so they’ve gone ahead and partnered with Dunkin’ to make a new caramel-flavored Kahula. So you can make your own boozy version of a Dunkin’ Caramel Swirl in your very own kitchen. But is it any good? I snagged a bottle and sipped some at my desk to find out.

New Kahlua Flavor!

Kahlua Dunkin’ Caramel Swirl Cream Liqueur

Total Wine

Pros: It’s sweet. It’s creamy. It’s for sure caramely—not in a fancy, salted caramel kind of way but in that coffee house caramel syrup kind of way. It tastes like a more mellow, caramel-flavored Kahlua. Sound good? You’ll like it. I appreciate that it isn’t so sweet that you can’t sip it solo. That said, this isn’t Fernet Branca. You do have to like and want sweet stuff to enjoy a glassful.

Cons: I’d like a bit more flavor that says, “Dunkin’.” While it has the same level of coffee flavor as classic Kahlua, I wish it would have more coffee flavor to connect it to the brand. That said, a standard Dunkin’ coffee (pale with cream and sweet as heck) doesn’t really taste like coffee either. So nevermind, I guess!

Verdict: If you’re a fan of creamy after dinner tipples, this new Kahlua is worth a try. And I definitely think it’d be a real hit stirred into cold brew.

Credit: Liv Averett / Total Wine

Rating:

8.5/10

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