Coquito
Puerto Rico's holiday coconut drink: cream of coconut, three kinds of milk and rum blended smooth and spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg. It keeps for weeks in the fridge, which is why people make it by the bottle.
- Time
- 75 min
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Method
- Blended
- Glass
- Rocks glass
Ingredients
Amounts below make 6 servings (the full recipe).
- Coconut cream — cream of coconut15 oz (425 g)
- Sweetened condensed milk14 oz (397 g)
- Coconut milk13 ½ oz (383 g)
- Evaporated milk12 oz (340 g)
- Rum — 1¾ cups white or gold rum14 ¼ oz
- Ground cinnamon — ground2 tsp
- Vanilla extract — 1½ tsp1 ½ tsp
- Ground nutmeg½ tsp
- Salt⅛ tsp
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Garnish: Cinnamon stick (1)
Batching tip: mix everything except ice up to a few hours ahead and keep it chilled. Pour over fresh ice to serve.
How to make it
- 1
Add the cream of coconut, condensed milk, coconut milk, evaporated milk, rum, cinnamon, vanilla, nutmeg and salt to a blender.
- 2
Blend for 30 seconds.
- 3
Pour into bottles or a pitcher and chill for at least 1 hour.
- 4
Stir or shake before serving and pour into small glasses, with a cinnamon stick in each.
Swap it: Cream of coconut (sweetened, like Coco López) is not the same as coconut cream or coconut milk. Make it alcohol-free by leaving out the rum.
Make ahead
Make ahead
Bar batch
- The finished coquito
- Bottle and refrigerate.
- Shake well before pouring.
Up to 4 weeks in the refrigerator.
Bar gear
Equipment for this drink
Tools you'll need
- BlenderFor frozen drinks. Any countertop blender that can crush ice will do.
- JiggerA double-sided measure so every drink comes out the same. Look for one marked in ½ and ¼ oz.
- Cocktail shakerChills, mixes and dilutes shaken drinks in about 12 seconds. A two-piece Boston shaker is the bartender standard.
- Hawthorne strainerThe spring-edged strainer that holds back ice when you pour from a shaker.
- PitcherFor batching a round of drinks before guests arrive.
Recommended glassware
- Rocks glassShort and sturdy — for spirit-forward drinks and sours over ice.
No shaker? A clean jar with a tight lid works. Build your home bar →
Recipe source: Delish (Robert Seixas) — Coquito. Quantities and basic method are factual. Description and steps are original Mixistry copy. Last updated 2026-10-11.
Contains alcohol. For adults 21+ (or the legal drinking age where you live). Please enjoy responsibly.
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