The Puerto Rican rum and coconut drink used to be passed down within families, but now it has become a holiday party staple ...

With roots in Toa Alta and San Lorenzo, Kayla Lalles Silva tasted the drink for the first time at 25, when she took on the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover travel, specializing in adventure and the great outdoors. Rich and creamy, coquito often gets compared to eggnog. It’s ...

Coquito is a beloved holiday drink that originated in Puerto Rico and is now enjoyed around the world. Many are passionate ...

This Sunday, December 21, 2025, marks National Coquito Day, a celebration of one of the Caribbean’s most loved holiday beverages. This creamy, coconut-based drink has become synonymous with gatherings ...

Translating to “little coconut” in Spanish, coquito is a coconut-based cocktail that’s similar to eggnog in the sense that it’s creamy, spiked with liquor and served at Christmas (but it’s different ...

Coquito is a traditional Puerto Rican cocktail usually served around Christmas. Made with cream of coconut, sweetened ...

Eggnog may be the go-to drink at this time of year in many areas of the U.S., but in Puerto Rico and in many Hispanic communities the preferred choice is the Coquito. This combination of rum, coconut, ...

Nothing like a coconut-flavored, eggnog-like drink from Puerto Rico to spicy things up during the holidays. Coquito is the one drink that has transcended mainstream popularity as a Christmas drink of ...