NYE Coquito

Name: NYE Coquito
Ingredients: 1.5 cup Tiki Lovers White Rum; 4 oz Raisins; 2 ea Cinnamon Sticks; 2 ea Vanilla Beans; 14 oz Sweetened Condensed Milk; 5 oz Toasted Coconut Syrup Or Cream Of Coconut; 13.5 oz Coconut Milk; 4 oz Evaporated Milk; 0.5 tsp Freshly Ground Nutmeg

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Submitted on: January 2, 2024

Communal

Spirit Forward

Just taking it slow this month, but I made the Coquito for the first time. Congratulations on making it this far in 2023, you deserve a drink! Coquito is a traditional Christmas drink that originated in Puerto Rico. It’s a coconut-based alcoholic beverage is similar to eggnog and is often referred to as Puerto Rican Eggnog. There are so many recipes out there, I honestly didn’t know which one to follow. The easy 5 min one that you can make in a blender or overnight one, or use little bit of eve...

Ingredients

1.5 cup
Tiki Lovers White Rum

4 oz
Raisins

2 ea
Cinnamon Sticks

2 ea
Vanilla Beans

14 oz
Sweetened Condensed Milk

5 oz
Toasted Coconut Syrup Or Cream Of Coconut

13.5 oz
Coconut Milk

4 oz
Evaporated Milk

0.5 tsp
Freshly Ground Nutmeg

Tools

Pot
wooden spoon
teaspoon
Jigger

Instructions

Garnish

Freshly ground nutmeg and/or cinnamon stick

Build

Build In Glass

Glass

Old Fashioned/Rocks

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To give the coquito a good depth of flavor, I infused the rum with cinnamon stick and raisins overnight. You can probably infuse it longer, but I started making this on Christmas Day, and I wanted to try asap, so overnight was just fine with me. Combine condensed milk, coconut milk, evaporated milk, toasted coconut syrup, vanilla beans, and grated nutmeg in a saucepan, and bring it to simmer. Add more cinnamon stick if you want. Remove from heat, and let it rest for 30min. (I didn’t blend, but i...