Coquito
Coquito is rum shaken with cream of coconut, coconut milk, sweetened condensed milk and evaporated milk, then poured over ice and dusted with cinnamon. It is creamy, rich and warmly spiced, closer to a coconut eggnog than a tiki drink. Batch it in bottles and keep it chilled through the season. A Puerto Rican Christmas tradition.
- GlassRocks
- MethodShaken
- Ingredients5
Directions
- Combine all ingredients and shake over ice.
- Pour into a rocks glass filled with ice.
ToolsJiggerShakerHawthorne strainerRocks glass
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Coquito is Puerto Rico's traditional Christmas drink, inspired by British and American eggnogs. Puerto Ricans made it their own with coconut and local rum, and families pass down their recipes. It is made anywhere from Thanksgiving to Three Kings Day in January, and is traditionally served after dinner in small glasses.
Making a batch? Scale it for a crowd, add dilution water, and see how many bottles to buy.
What you'll need to buy
Based on 750ml bottles (25.4 oz), rounded up.
Bottle math, generally
Batching dilution
When you batch, there's no ice melting in a shaker, so you add the water yourself: 18% for spirit-forward drinks, 25% for shaken ones.
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