Coconut Rum Drink 4

Posted by JD 06/20/2011 at 19:00

I hope you will indulge me and allow a non-technology post.

Recently I found myself with a bottle of Coconut Rum and didn’t know what to do with it. I like rum and I love coconut, so this was a good problem to have. Google to the rescue, but as much as I enjoy rum AND coconut, nothing tasted as good as a Piña Colada using the standard mix in a bottle from my local grocery. That seemed sad to me, so after trying a few recipes like

  • Coconut Cola (great if you like coconut and rum and cokes)
  • Coconut Orange (a little too tangy for me)
  • Goombay Smash
  • Rummple
  • Deep-7
  • A Day At The Beach
  • The Bianca Pop (good to get an evening started)
    You can find more coconut rum drinks.
    I decided to try to smooth some of the bite a few of those drinks had by mixing things I liked, while not getting too complex. I call it TheFu:
TheFu Recipe

Use a Highball Glass

  1. 3 oz orange juice
  2. 3 oz pineapple juice
  3. 1 1/2 oz coconut rum
    Fill glass with 50% crushed ice, add rum, then add both juices and stir.

Nothing too complex, but the OJ and Pineapple really complement the coconut rum. Without both juices, there’s just a little too much bite for me. I tried drinks with just 1 or the other. It was a tough day of experimentation. ;) Sure, there are other drinks that can be made with a few other ingredients, but I was
a) thirsty
b) without those other ingredients.

The Piña Colada is still very tasty, but who wants a 350 calorie drink all the time when a 200 calorie drink that is pretty easy to make, without any mess, no blender to clean up, is just slightly less tasty? I still like the coconut rum and coke just as much, but as long as there’s OJ and pineapple juice in da house, this new drink will be it.

Perhaps I need to pick up some grenadine?

7/3/11 Update: Seems there’s a very similar recipe to TheFu called Jack-is-Back

  • 2 oz Coconut Rum
  • 2 oz Pineapple juice
  • 2 oz Orange juice

similar, but not quite.

  1. JD 06/21/2011 at 13:45

    Seems that there’s a manufacturer rebate for Coconut Jack Flavored Rums 1.75L $5 off 1 bottle; Rebate Ends 8/31/11 – Obviously, this isn’t the same rum I’m currently using, but the price, amount AND rebate make trying it pretty compelling.

    I have no idea on how to get the rebate form – guess it is available at your local liqueur store?

  2. JD 06/30/2011 at 15:15

    I’ve discovered Coco Reál – a creme of coconut fluid that makes great Piña Coladas if you have pineapple juice available and something that tastes like an orange-julius if you just have orange juice handy.

    Yummy to be sure, but the calories per serving (which is half what I’m used to having for a Piña Colada is 245! The Piña Colada mix from Walmart is much more calorie friendly and almost as tasty.

    Brain freeze!

    Some more Creme of Coconut drinks

  3. JD 07/03/2011 at 21:46

    More Coconut rum recipes

    Picked up a 1.75L bottle for $13 a few days ago. In theory, there’s a $5 rebate … somewhere … but the last 30 minutes of searching has only found 1 place with a reference to the rebate – a liqueur store – but no link or other pointer to the actual rebate form. The maker’s website is filled with flash and bad Caribbean music, but no rebate information. Regardless, for that price, I won’t be complaining. The flavor is good and works well in Piña Coladas.

  4. qster1719@att.net 02/20/2012 at 17:47

    Coconut Rum is good with just seltzer and a splash of cranberry! Keeps the calories lower that way!