Coquito – Eggnog like cocktail from Puerta Rico
Delicious drink made around Christmas in Puerta Rico
Ingredients
- 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
- 12 oz evaporated milk
- 15 oz cream of coconut
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp ground cloves
- 12 oz Puerto Rican or another white rum
- Cinnamon Sticks for Garnish optional
Instructions
- mix before serving in glasses with a cinnamon stick for garnish.
- Pour into glasses and garnish with a sprinkle of cinnamon, nutmeg, cinnamon stick, or even sweetened coconut flakes
Notes
Since Florida is so close to many Caribbean countries, you see coquitos on menus around the holidays. This is a very rich cocktail very similar to American eggnog.
