Cocktails of the World - Coquito (Puerto Rican Eggnog)

[@reeffeeder]

Nick's cocktail selection criteria: must use a nut milk bag at least once.

[@windhelmguard5295]

but when will he make one with actual nut milk?

[@hjnkhjnk1871]

Finally - my husband forgets the recipe EVERY year. Now he can come here for it!

[@Nocturn3]

My mom's from PR and while she's never made this before; I'm sure she'd make it like the rest of her mixed drinks: Enough booze to burn your nose hairs off on vapors alone.

[@dxc12345]

In Puerto Rico is been a tradition lately to add other flavors like Nutella. And using a Puerto Rican run would be better. LOL Also we use more rum. Like a lot more.

[@JCavLP]

Because what's the purpose of drinking alcohol if you don't get drunk lmao

[@ShowToddSomeLove]

How is it a tradition if it's lately

[@VenomTheCat]

Eso de Nutella y otros sabores en el Coquito son aberraciones para gente que no sabe lo que es bueno. I agree that the only Rums to use in Coquito is DonQ or Pitorro. Don't use Bacardi (aka Guano, Mucielaguina)

[@dxc12345]

@@ShowToddSomeLove True, but give it another decade.

[@dxc12345]

@@VenomTheCat Don Q el mejor, pero hay muchos que prefieren con Palo Viejo.

[@VinnValor]

Ah yeah. Now that's the drink of my people. Thanks for making this drink :)

[@FredFredFive]

I made a non-dairy version of this for my best bud who is a Vegan, for a pre-christmas celebration we do. He really misses egnog so I thought this was a great substitute, using evaporated and condensed coconut milk. It was phenomenal went down stupendously well so thank you so much for the inspiration!

[@Reikha1987]

Puertorican away from home here. Like he said there are hundreds of different variations on this. I've seen people add chocolate, some cherry. I am happy to see such a traditional drink from home, specially how to make the coconut cream from scratch since it's not easy to find in some States. However, this is the first time I see it without the egg and with nutmeg. My family throws in some cloves and other things I am forgetting to the mixture at the beginning.

[@egron3182]

You pour the coquito very Despacito, that is how we do it down in Puerto Rico.

[@CocktailChemistry]

Oh my God why didn't I make that joke

[@egron3182]

@@CocktailChemistry lol thanks a lot for showing our drink

[@reeffeeder]

I just sang that in my head

[@andriealinsangao613]

@@CocktailChemistry LOL

[@Kuuko]

LMAO

[@shubhamagarwal3917]

"Nut milk bag. Hehehe" You're a bro. 🙌

[@stacehansen3140]

and echos the "Hehehe" from viewers. Every Time I Hear It.

[@erickdnegronalvarez6381]

Great recipe! The agua de especias, (spice water) we also use 8 cloves, 5 star anis along with 3 cinnamon sticks. I personally use the grated nutmeg and cinnamon as a garnish on top. And usually I use regular water to boil down into almost a very runny, dark syrup, reducing the liquid over two thirds than the original amount. Due to it being cheaper and using coconut milk and cream to make the coquito. But the coconut water is a great thing. Its also common to see Pistachio coquito made with the addition of pistachio ice cream, this might make for a thicker end result with with some chopped pistachios might make a nice garnish without sinking. I say might as I'm not a fan of it and just haven't made it myself. But an assortment of flavors and variations are popular. And.lastly, happy holidays!

[@chiledawgg]

Ultra traditional would be making a big batch with Bacardi rum and putting the finished coquito back into the handle! Nice job 👍🏼

[@MarioPerez-ks3rx]

Bacardi Rum is not Puerto Rican rum nor is it traditional in coquito. Traditional coquito is made with pitorro, DonQ or other PR rum like Palo Viejo.

[@chiledawgg]

@@MarioPerez-ks3rx understandable, all puerto ricans are different though! i'm puerto rican and my family, along with many others we know, follow the tradition I stated. my grandparents and their family members immigrated to the NYC area a long time ago were part of that community, so maybe it's more cultural to that area :) not really sure, but I trust you!

[@MarioPerez-ks3rx]

@@chiledawgg I actually prefer Bacardi Rum, but yeah, most Puerto Ricans actually dislike Bacardi. If you make a cuba libre with Bacardi in PR, odds are they won't like it. I know cause I was also a bartender. But keep using Bacardi, it's great.

[@felixerazo9800]

roguebot use Don Q Rum

[@Andino.]

@@MarioPerez-ks3rx yes buddy, Bacardi is from Puerto Rico since it's made here by us. The Bacardì family in general is not

[@robrod7120]

Bacardí all the way. My favorite part of christmas with my family. (we do use egg YOLKS ONLY because it adds a little color and more richness and body behind the rum. delicious)

[@nickburch9037]

Thanks for this recipe! I made this today, and it is delicious- even without rum!

[@skandarc2810]

Wow I love it when you speak Spanish all the sudden 😳😩😭😍 lmao. You’re accent is on point homie 😂👌🏻. Great video as always

[@ricorivera70]

Thank you for putting more awareness out there on our local drinks!

[@fprosk]

Yesss glad to see you take on our holiday drink 😍

[@VashTS7]

Every Puerto Rican mother has their own recipe of this. I pray this one is well.

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

Rum!More rum! It's a yum-yum!

[@camk9242]

Thank you for saying nut milk bag

[@CocktailChemistry]

You're welcome

[@clawbot7291]

Heheheh...

[@NoToRiOuS910]

My wife makes a variation of this with vanilla ice cream. It makes it really thick, almost like you’re drinking an adult milkshake and obviously uses A LOT of rum but you can’t really taste it. I think also using an añejo type rum such as bacardi or palo viejo makes the drink more authentic. Normally too the alcohol is already mixed in the drink not added after.

[@jgilgorri]

Our is almost identical, except we also use clove in our tea and our is maybe a little thicker because of the coconut pieces. Well done, salud!!!

[@ShallieDragon]

I discovered coquito when my cousin brought her Puerto Rican fiance over for Christmas for the first time. It was a smash hit with the family, and we ask him to bring it every year now, especially now that he's a part of that family.

[@noxious_hamster]

Gotta add that to my recipes, sounds awesome. Gonna make some of that this christmas

[@erilassila409]

Could you do a video about the Canarian coffee cocktail barranquito? It's a really complex flavorful cocktail that's popular in the Canary islands. One of my favorite things to drink in Tenerife, one of the reasons why I'm sad I can't go to Tenerife for Christmas this year.

[@jgilgorri]

My man

[@davestrider9535]

Amazing, I can feel my arteries crying already!

[@shawnl5579]

Well, found what I'm making. Thanks for the great upload as always, I've been trying to think of something different to make this year.

[@Camilo19832001]

My mom back in PR makes coquito with chocolate, dulce de leche, vanilla, and cinamon flavors, i drink it like water, but since im lactose intorelant... somewhat... it kinda hurts coming out lol. This is the only milk product drink i take.

[@internallyscreaming2788]

Just what I needed thanks!

[@nacidocoqui]

As a Ponceño: Bless this recipe!

[@EnRandomSten]

Would you mind making some student friendly cocktails? Gets expensive Quick if you want to share ;P

[@CocktailChemistry]

Will add it to the list!

[@NitroCerber]

Go watch skyy for those purposes. Actually no, I'll save your time. Take vodka, lemon-lime soda and BLUE CURASAO HOMEBOI. That's your student friendly stuff.

[@JordonVirtue]

...servants of the machine-god drink now? huh.

[@gruggerduggerhoose]

Try venom. Scottish specialty 😂 vodka, southern comfort, bottle of blue wkd and orange juice. Fire into a pint glass, ice is optional. Then drink 12 and wonder why you can’t walk anymore 😂

[@BasterThanLight]

A nice kalimocho will do (60% coke 40% bad quality wine on a glass) cheers

[@adriandelgado8709]

Hey... that’s a real nice coquito friend... in my family they make a version whit pistacho and is nice but it’s not better than traditional. Is the same traditional recipe but they just add some pistacho ice-cream

[@MarioPerez-ks3rx]

Like he said, every family has their own recipie in PR. Some people prefer the mix to be thinner, others prefer a more viscous coquito. Personally, I don't care much for the original plaim coconut flavour. My favourite is pistachio, partly because when yiu add nuts it really thickens up.

[@alexandrarose632]

Your next video should be Jamaican Rum Punch!! Tradition uses Wray & Nephew White Rum, and a classic equal parts recipe!

[@scarlofravelli8680]

Uh, can someone explain to me why his coconut water is brown? I'm from Brazil, and here the color is almost the same as water, just a little bit white

[@CocktailChemistry]

It's a natural coconut water that turns a bit pink when exposed to light, plus also took on some cinnamon hue. www.harmlessharvest.com/faq

[@asalways1504]

Feliz Navidad! 🎄🎁⛄

[@defo8811]

what ?!

[@jaynewbery227]

Hi, I’ve been an avid watcher of your videos for a while, my partner gifted me a cocktail set for Xmas and I’m keen to learn. I have a question, I’m allergic to all citrus fruits. What would you recommend as the most versatile substitute for citrus juices? And what could I do instead of expressing peel? (Maybe something in an atomiser?)

[@solusaldrain]

I really like this channel in that it expands my cocktail repertoire However, I've noticed that a lot of drinks, unlike the coquito mentioned here, contain at least one element of either coffee or citrus. Are there other beverages like this one that have neither of these flavors in their profile? If so, could you introduce them to us, the non- citrus, non- coffee lovers who want to join our drinking buddies at the bar?

[@GizmoFan1]

Coffee isn’t really a common cocktail ingredient. Citrus isn’t going to be in anything that you’d stir - stuff like manhattans, dirty martinis, star cocktail, etc.

[@nickmonts]

I am going to save this for next year. Such a big batch, I would hate to mess this up and waste it

[@turtleburger7480]

Ah yes, one of the best parts of Christmas is the making of holiday cocktails

[@darthvadersith514]

Out of curiosity, why is the dilution “much needed”? Is it because you’re using a lot of rum (it doesn’t sound like it has much more alcohol than your cocktails usually do) or because the rum you’re using has a high alcohol content, or what?

[@nobbie01]

I love your R!!!

[@BasterThanLight]

I suggest a very difficult and elaborate cocktail for the next time, something like kalimotxo (calimocho). Only a bar master can make one.

[@mikeashexperience9602]

Dope Video! Sending blessing your way, Keep inspiring!🎒🙌🏻

[@Jcewazhere]

Do you know of any mead based cocktails? I've been experimenting and having fun making mead but now I have literally gallons of it in various flavors. I have an almost 20% ABV apple mead (ciser), a ~10% candy cane and a 5% cranberry hydromel. They're all fine to good on their own (I'm still learning) but I wondered if there are other things I can make with them.

[@phoenixrising7777]

Can you make some Winter Wassail?

[@danteserrano3429]

I'm PR and if I'm not mistaken my family adds mandarin oranges to it. I can't be sure they kind of just put stuff together without a recipe. They were also drunk when I asked and my Spanish isn't good enough to understand them drunk.

[@skyline6248]

I hope you see this comment, I noticed that you have the aviary cocktail book.... Do you think it is worth a buy? It is a pricey book and I can't get my hands on it to look at it in person first. So I'm hoping to get your input on it.

[@vitacurator]

have you ever considered making aquavit?

[@econgiu]

Do the pisco sour next please!!!!

[@joshuasung9164]

Please recreate a hoozuki theme cocktail, be it the character or what emna drinks from hozuki.

[@toledo152]

Love this stuff!

[@SC-mq1eh]

Nothing says the holidays more than using your nut milk bag!!! And yes I've asked Santa to give me some maturity for Christmas!

[@fatherof3husbandto1]

I do not drink. Don't like it, ain't got the stomach. Your videos however are done so well and done in such an informative and easy to follow format. Plus your unbelievable talent and passion put you above all the others. You and your channel are a great joy to me and I'm sure hundreds of thousands of others. Ps. I would try this.

[@magnus7462]

You should make "kociołek menelixa". It's classic polish cocktail from danielmagical patostreamy

[@Andino.]

We have some good drinks don't we? Piña Colada for the entire year and Coquito for Christmas

[@mannyr8795]

As a puerto Rican I don’t mind variations. Not sure about Nutella as seen in some comments but bro, use puerto Rican rum (ie Don Q). Nice vid

[@itsahill89]

You’ll probably never check this comment. But I live in SF and have been either hoping to run into you randomly on Muni or just, like, at a bar. Here’s to hoping! Cheers.

[@Plexuz0]

Can you do a video of you just reading war and peace cover to cover? Your voice is spectacular, but I only get it for 5 minute bursts.

[@RATCHETAN]

You had to use the Coco Lopez and use much more rum

[@copeifiedlip4569]

Just wondering, how does this taste without the alcohol?

[@yaboimclovin2171]

Please make a toblerone cocktail I think it’s quite delicious

[@Dream146]

Looks delicious but best not to think about the calories in a glass of that stuff though...

[@GabyGibson]

Mmm, delicious

[@sweettea3390]

Lol just asked my Titi to make me and my brother some coquito without the alcohol! Never tried it before, but my mom isn't Puerto Rican, and she says it's better than eggnog. I don't know how it tastes, but as an eggnog lover, well see lol

[@pfff9308]

This stuff is T H I C C

[@noonespam9134]

Similar Cuban drink - crema de vie, another eggnogg-esque drink

[@nicoxstyle]

All i could remember was that bit from gabriel iglesias: "...puerto ricans drink of choice is either Don Q or Coquito..." :)

[@fadedkrill4572]

Make aguas locas with authentic tonayan

[@andrewkaylor2416]

MVP!!

[@zanesmith666]

could you use coconut rum? ;)

[@jayrivas7080]

Puerto Rico puñeta

[@chanchovengador9807]

Hay un angelito negro llorando en el cielo por esta masacrada version de coquito. Mi bisabuela se esta volteando en la tumba.

[@oldlegend7703]

Hb Yo iba a decir eso Cborn😂

[@zehph]

You guys are too rude... Give him some insight on a better recipe instead of spiteful comments... Jesus!

[@fprosk]

🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷

[@kencarrell]

Wish you didn't use Nestle products in your videos, but otherwise, this looks bomb

[@davidgarthwaite1229]

Enjoy your cocktails. I copy and paste them on to my notes, but the recipe on website seems to be missing a few words. "Add 4oz (120ml) and 2oz (60ml) to a shaker tin with ice"

[@CocktailChemistry]

Whoops, will fix that. It's 4oz of the coconut base and 2oz of the white rum

[@rodrigocortinas984]

Caipirinha please!!

[@DanVR001]

2:01 😂

[@ΧαράλαμποςΞανθόπουλος]

Would you please make some Christmas cocktails ??

[@defo8811]

fu malaka !

[@ΧαράλαμποςΞανθόπουλος]

@@defo8811 Θα σου λεγα επίσης άλλα θα το πάρεις για ευχή

[@necronomicon1472]

Peru's Pisco Sour please!

[@djdsf]

He already did a whiskey sour. Same thing just swap whiskey with Pisco.

[@necronomicon1472]

@@djdsf That's the basic version. There are a lot of variations out there like the Maracuja Sour.

[@CocktailChemistry]

Will def do one in 2019

[@necronomicon1472]

@@CocktailChemistry Nice!

[@djdsf]

@@necronomicon1472 I'm aware, I was born in Callao and was a bartender in Peru. But regardless of the variations (for which there are many) the standard Pisco Sour is the one that's the National mixed drink, not the Canela Pisco Sour, or the Maracuya (passion fruit) Pisco Sour. Standard Pisco Sour is 3 parts Pisco Acholado, 1 part egg white, 1 part simple syrup and 1 part lemon juice. Almost a mirror image of the whiskey sour.

[@Skyminer108]

Is it odd that a 14 year old loves watching this channel? Asking for a friend☺️

[@Rain593]

How about you tackle the Canadian classic Ceasar? :D 🇨🇦

[@Nicknacktheking]

Yummy!!!😎

[@striped_sponge7187]

GOOD NEWS There is also a virgin style of Coquito... Just don’t add rum.

[@VardhanShrivastava]

Why waste coconut water purplish???

[@omo2871]

0 dislikes, keep it up people!

[@awildsiscoappears1054]

Does anyone know the name of the intro song?

[@Didntwanttomakeauser]

I've never seen pink coconut water before

[@liamschallock5346]

2:03 "heh heh heh"

[@Deefry]

I'm guessing not, but any point to aging this one Nick?

[@CocktailChemistry]

Hmm, not the way I made it for sure since I excluded alcohol in the base.

[@albhax]

Here's another drink that is made in Chile in the holidays called "Cola de Mono"

[@marcosnovack8813]

Do the Brazilian Caipirinha

[@jasongriffin2543]

For next cocktails of the world, I wonder if you can find a way to elevate Somaek, basically a South Korean boiler shot of the cheapest soju and the cheapest beer. Usually tastes just like beer. Please improve it!

[@methavita]

Real butterbeer maybe? (Not the hyper sugary thing)

[@tomasavendanozacarias5205]

PUERTO RICO IS A PART OF THE US es por tu propio bien amigos - argentina

[@egron3182]

Puerto Rico is owned but not part of the US, it's called a unincorporated territory.

[@__qux4705]

Can you do the Hairy hangover from NCIS? (Attempt 26)

[@CocktailChemistry]

On the list!

[@crunchyboiii5373]

Why is the coconut water red lol

[@makingnoises2327]

wanted to make one of these a week or so ago, but i couldn't find a good way to do it without egg or dairy

[@batt3ryac1d]

funny how its so hard to find how to make a dairy based drink without dairy huh...

[@CocktailChemistry]

This might give you some inspiration for a vegan holiday drink: www.bartenderatlarge.com/news/2018/11/15/the-best-vegan-egg-nog-ever

[@davleemenendez1637]

I think...we use ron caña here (puertorrican moonshine) 👀

[@astral2861]

yessssssss

[@gabriella352]

I thought it was coquito because of the Coqui frogs ?

[@grobinson278]

Why was the coconut water colored?

[@confusedwhale]

Gregory Robinson: "It's Naturally Pink. Coconut water contains naturally occurring variations in levels of antioxidants, such as polyphenols, that can turn pink. All of our coconut water is clear when bottled."

[@mrsandman1000000]

The cinnamon.