Coconut Margarita
Cream of coconut turns the spec into a beach drink without burying it. Toast the coconut for the rim; that ten minutes is the difference between kitsch and craft.
5 ingredients5 minutesRocksToasted coconut rim, lime wheel
Ingredients
2 oz Verified Pure blanco tequila
1 oz cream of coconut
0.75 oz fresh lime juice
0.5 oz triple sec
Toasted coconut flakes and honey for the rim
Method
- Run honey around half the rim and press it into toasted coconut flakes.
- Add tequila, cream of coconut, lime, and triple sec to a shaker with ice.
- Shake hard until the cream is fully blended and cold.
- Strain over fresh ice; garnish with a lime wheel.
Panel note
A Verified Pure blanco changes this drink completely. Sweetened tequila reads as syrup here; a clean spirit reads as agave.