THE HISTORY

Often imitated but never replicated, your abuela, tia, or padrino has the best COQUITO recipe in all the land.
It packs a punch, it’s indulgent and rich, and doesn’t hold back on the RUM.

Guarded like the family jewels, the recipe makes its first appearance during Thanksgiving, and then moves on to be the star of the show at Christmas dinner, and fades into the night by Dia de los Reyes.

Coquito, which means little coconut, is a traditional Christmas drink found primarily in Puerto Rico but also throughout the Caribbean. Often compared to eggnog, it’s made with coconut milk, coconut cream, sweetened condensed milk, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and a healthy pour of rum. Sweet and potent, it is often stored within any random glass bottle/container and served in shot glasses as an after dinner drink.