# Recommendations for Mixers to go with Flavored Rum
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-mixers-to-go-with-flavored-rum/523142
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [December 31, 2009, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-mixers-to-go-with-flavored-rum/523142 "2009-12-31T04:08:26Z")
**Posts on this page:** 14
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### Author:  [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2009, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-mixers-to-go-with-flavored-rum/523142/1 "2009-12-31T04:08:26Z")
A few weeks ago I was in St. Thomas, and I bought some liquor tax- and duty-free. 3 bottles of Malibu rum for $9 each. :eek: I figure what with Thursday being New Year’s Eve, it might be time to finish them off.
I have a bottle of [Passionfruit](http://www.1-877-spirits.com/store/images/large/Malibu-Passion-Fruit-lg.jpg), a bottle of [Pineapple](http://www.1-877-spirits.com/store/images/large/Malibu-Pineapple-lg.jpg), and a bottle of [coconut](http://www.1-877-spirits.com/store/images/large/Malibu-Coconut-lg.jpg). NOTE: Pictures are for reference only; I am NOT shilling for whatever website hosts those pictures.
I’ve found a great mixer for the coconut rum: pineapple juice! A sweet and tropical delight, and about four of them will have Mrs. Homie putting out like it’s going out of style. 😃
Any recommendations for the passionfruit or the coconut???
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### Author:  [@Leiko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leiko)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2009, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-mixers-to-go-with-flavored-rum/523142/2 "2009-12-31T07:21:27Z")
Would a suggestion for use in a recipe, rather than a drink, help? Nigella Lawson has a recipe for chocolate sauce with Malibu to serve with grilled pineapple.
Otherwise I’m not much help. I do like mixing coconut Malibu with coconut milk, but that’s a bit boring.
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### Author:  [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2009, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-mixers-to-go-with-flavored-rum/523142/3 "2009-12-31T07:23:41Z")
Coca Cola goes nicely with all of them!
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### Author:  [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2009, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-mixers-to-go-with-flavored-rum/523142/4 "2009-12-31T08:01:09Z")
Orange Juice & Pineapple rum.
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### Author:  [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2009, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-mixers-to-go-with-flavored-rum/523142/5 "2009-12-31T08:08:31Z")
I like to mix the coconut rum with 7-up. Really nice and refreshing on a hot summer day - and, since the drink is clear, you can take it into the pool with you!
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### Author:  [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2009, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-mixers-to-go-with-flavored-rum/523142/6 "2009-12-31T11:36:39Z")
Orange juice and coconut Malibu is delicious!
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### Author:  [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2009, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-mixers-to-go-with-flavored-rum/523142/7 "2009-12-31T13:35:46Z")
> [@amarinth](#):
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> Orange Juice & Pineapple rum.
> [@Oni no Maggie](#):
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> I like to mix the coconut rum with 7-up. Really nice and refreshing on a hot summer day - and, since the drink is clear, you can take it into the pool with you!
> [@Turek](#):
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> Orange juice and coconut Malibu is delicious!
Pineapple-orange juice with coconut rum is out of this world. Add some Sprite or 7-up, and it’s even better.
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### Author:  [@SkeptiJess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkeptiJess)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2009, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-mixers-to-go-with-flavored-rum/523142/8 "2009-12-31T13:40:53Z")
Pineapple rum makes a nice Mojito.
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### Author:  [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2009, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-mixers-to-go-with-flavored-rum/523142/9 "2009-12-31T13:49:01Z")
> [@SkeptiJess](#):
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> Pineapple rum makes a nice Mojito.
Mint and pineapple? Really? Huh.
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### Author:  [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2009, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-mixers-to-go-with-flavored-rum/523142/10 "2009-12-31T14:32:56Z")
> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#):
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> Pineapple-orange juice with coconut rum is out of this world. Add some Sprite or 7-up, and it’s even better.
I had some pineapple, orange juice and Malibu in BVI when the OJ was running low. 10 minutes later I remembered, “Oh yeah, pineapple gives me incredible heart burn.” Much :smack:ing and Tums followed.
But it _was_ quite tasty.
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### Author:  [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2009, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-mixers-to-go-with-flavored-rum/523142/11 "2009-12-31T15:09:20Z")
Take a tall glass. Fill it with ice.
Add 2 jiggers Vodka
Add 1 jigger Malibu (the original coconut)
Add several ounces pineapple juice
Add the same amount (or a little less) of orange juice
Float a small splash of grenadine (well, actually it’ll sink, but you get the idea)
Yum! You can also shake this and serve it as a fruity martini/cocktail - also good.
It’s very fruity, and sweet, so keep that in mind if you’re not a fruity sweet drink drinker. I joked with Mr. Snicks that if I were a) male and b) back in college, I’d call this concoction the Panty Dropper.
Got it from a bar we went to recently. I’d forgotten how much I love pineapple juice.
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### Author:  [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2009, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-mixers-to-go-with-flavored-rum/523142/12 "2009-12-31T15:13:44Z")
Sorry, another use for your coconut Malibu (I’m afraid I don’t have any ideas for the other two!): tropical white russians!
Take a small glass, fill with ice.
Add 1 jigger Kahlua
Add 1 jigger Malibu (the original coconut again) - takes the place of the vodka in the original
Fill with cream, half-and-half, or milk, whatever moves you
The tiki bar I frequent around here makes this, they call it the Coconaut. It’s quite tasty. Again, it’s pretty sweet.
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### Author:  [@Teacake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teacake)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2009, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-mixers-to-go-with-flavored-rum/523142/13 "2009-12-31T17:48:31Z")
Coconut with ginger beer (or ale, if you don’t like your drinks to burn).
Alternatively, throw it away. Malibu is horrid.
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### Author:  [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2009, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-mixers-to-go-with-flavored-rum/523142/14 "2009-12-31T21:26:52Z")
A few weeks ago I made what I think of as a “cocojito.” Make a mojito with coconut rum, plenty of lime, and leaving out the mint. Since I lurves coconut and lime, I found it wonderful. (And yes, I did drink it all up, and it did not give me a bellyache.)
A Cuba libre with coconut rum is also killer.