Name: El Coco
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Light white rum; 30 ml Coconut water; 5 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); 5 ml Lime juice

Ingredients

2 fl oz

Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)

1 fl oz

Coconut water

¹⁄₆ fl oz

Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix

¹⁄₆ fl oz

Lime juice (freshly squeezed)

How to make

Glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of lime zest twist.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

Express lime zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of El Coco contains 147 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
18.91% alc./vol. (37.81° proof)
18.9 grams of pure alcohol

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Comments & Discussion

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Craig Nienaber 22w

I felt it needed some bitter to balance the drink. I tried peach and it gave it better balance and a little more complex flavour. Obviously the sweetness of your coconut water brand will determine if it needs more balance. I think it would also work good with pineapple, lime, mango or banana bitters.

Peter M Premium Member 2y

I originally made this with Havana Club Puerto Rican rum and it was not great. (I had to added more lime juice to make it palatable for me...) I just tried it with Plantation 3 Stars and it's much improved! Good if you want something simple and rum-forward. Probably great on a hot day.

G. M. Genovese Premium Member 2y

Peter, I just had a similar experience using Brugal Extra Dry. Luckily, I did also have Plantation 3 Stars on hand, and that was much better, though I'm still not floored by this drink. I would think extra lime helps, like you suggested.

Peter M Premium Member 2y

I'm curious to try this with a "nice" coconut rum (something like Koloa)...

Sally Morgan Premium Member 3y

Quite a ‘clean’ taste - the homeopathic lime really works to give a subtle kick. Dialled back the sugar syrup but then I usually do

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 3y

Many thanks, Sally. Agreed! better with a 1/3rd less sugar - I've reduced accordingly.

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 4y

Thanks Tessa. I've added a link to the Caribeño above.

Tessa . 4y

Far better balanced that the Caribeño which has the same ingredients in drastically different proportions. Very rum forward, but I would make again it when I was in the mood for something this boozy.