Puerto Rico’s Christmas drink.
Why you are pouring this tonight
Coquito is Puerto Rico’s Christmas drink and a better drink than American eggnog by a country mile. Coconut cream, sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, white rum, cinnamon, vanilla, nutmeg. Blended, refrigerated, served in tiny chilled glasses with cinnamon sticks. The drink that makes Christmas Eve worth standing up for.
The recipe is forgiving but the technique matters. Blend everything on high for thirty seconds; the blender shears the coconut cream into a silky texture you cannot get by stirring. Use a clean white rum (Bacardi Superior, Havana Club 3) so the dairy carries the flavour; aged rum overpowers it. Refrigerate at least four hours before serving (overnight is better). Serves in a clean glass bottle for two weeks, shaken before each pour. Pair with ham, roast pork, Christmas pudding. Or solo on Christmas Eve when the house is finally quiet.
What to pour it alongside
Ham, roast pork, Christmas dessert. Or solo on Christmas Eve.
Notes
Makes about 1.5 litres. Will keep two weeks refrigerated, shaken before each pour.
The recipe
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