# What to mix with Coconut rum? (minimal citrus, please!) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 10, 2011, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-mix-with-coconut-rum-minimal-citrus-please/584962 "2011-06-10T11:29:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-mix-with-coconut-rum-minimal-citrus-please/584962/21 "2011-06-11T02:04:55Z")
Mix it into a milkshake with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-mix-with-coconut-rum-minimal-citrus-please/584962/22 "2011-06-11T04:47:52Z")
I knew I shouldn’t have opened this thread. Now I’m taking notes as fast as I can. ---
**Author:** ![Jaymosch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaymosch/32/2820_2.png) [@Jaymosch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaymosch)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-mix-with-coconut-rum-minimal-citrus-please/584962/23 "2011-06-11T07:10:25Z")
Pineapple chunks soaked in the rum overnight make for a yummy treat! ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-mix-with-coconut-rum-minimal-citrus-please/584962/24 "2011-06-11T07:19:32Z")
I can’t think of a better way than as “Storm Riders” or the “Riders on the Storm” cocktails, I tailgated at the Doors Concert at DTE. Captain Morgans, Original Hawaiian Punch from the large tin, Frozen margarita in a tube, a bottle of high proof rotgut, some ice, and a cooler. ---
**Author:** ![Musky\_Moon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90db22/32.png) [@Musky\_Moon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musky_Moon)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-mix-with-coconut-rum-minimal-citrus-please/584962/25 "2011-06-11T16:13:58Z")
Coconut rum makes an interesting variation on a white Russian. I use Malibu, Tia Maria and a little cream or milk. Substitute milk with Silk of you have lactose issues. ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-mix-with-coconut-rum-minimal-citrus-please/584962/26 "2011-06-11T17:42:23Z")
V8 Tropical Splash. It’s one of my few exceptions to the “no HFCS” rule because it tastes stellar with coconut rum. ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-mix-with-coconut-rum-minimal-citrus-please/584962/27 "2011-06-11T23:17:30Z")
I may be headed to the store shortly. Some GREAT idea’s here. ---
**Author:** ![Edwardina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Edwardina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edwardina)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-mix-with-coconut-rum-minimal-citrus-please/584962/28 "2011-06-12T01:59:20Z")
> [@SmartAleq](#): > > V8 Tropical Splash. It’s one of my few exceptions to the “no HFCS” rule because it tastes stellar with coconut rum. If you want to avoid HFCS, they make a diet version, even. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-mix-with-coconut-rum-minimal-citrus-please/584962/29 "2011-06-12T02:45:18Z")
**The Gilligan’s Island** Coconut rum (for the Professor, who could make anything out of a coconut) Goldschlager sp? (for the Howells) Captain Morgans’ rum (for the Skipper) Mix a shot, or half shot, of each of the above. Fill a glass with ice, add liquors, then plenty of Ginger ale(for Ginger Grant) Throw in a maraschino cherry, for Mary Ann. I guess the ice was for Gilligan, because that’s all that’s left for him. ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-mix-with-coconut-rum-minimal-citrus-please/584962/30 "2011-06-12T08:52:03Z")
I’ve always enjoyed these, but I like a good sweet and creamy drink: [Mounds](http://www.fabulous-cocktail-recipes.com/mounds-bar-cocktail.html) [Almond Joy](http://www.barmeister.com/drinks/recipe/2543/) And from what I can tell, they do have diet Yoohoo in the southeast US, and it seems like that flavor combination would work well. ---
**Author:** ![Quercus\_alba](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quercus_alba/32/4061_2.png) [@Quercus\_alba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quercus_alba)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-mix-with-coconut-rum-minimal-citrus-please/584962/31 "2011-06-12T22:24:47Z")
Midori + Pineapple juice + coconut rum = Malibu beach. Tasty. ---
**Author:** ![eclectic\_wench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ac91a4/32.png) [@eclectic\_wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eclectic_wench)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-mix-with-coconut-rum-minimal-citrus-please/584962/32 "2011-06-12T23:12:35Z")
What about coconut rum, Captain Morgan’s, peach juice, a splash of grenadine and a splash of amaretto? (Or whichever of those you’ve got around.) Some kind of variation on a Mai Tai. My brain is now going 'You put the lime in the coconut, you drink ‘em both together, put the lime in the coconut…’ ---
**Author:** ![dbygawdcapn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dbygawdcapn/32/3995_2.png) [@dbygawdcapn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dbygawdcapn)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2011, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-mix-with-coconut-rum-minimal-citrus-please/584962/33 "2011-06-13T16:01:10Z")
Hot Chocolate, when the weather cools off. ---
**Author:** ![MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2011, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-mix-with-coconut-rum-minimal-citrus-please/584962/34 "2011-06-13T16:12:45Z")
OK, since I am easily influenced, I am off to buy my 1st ever bottle of flavored rum; I remember that I have had a couple of drinks made with Malibu before and enjoyed them, (although I can’t remember exactly what they were mixed with) but this thread has driven me over the top, as there are several suggestions that sound good, especially the pineapple/orange juice combo… I usually choose Cruzan or Appleton when buying my once-a-year bottle of rum (I mostly just drink beer, not too much liquor) but I am willing to try something new, just for the hell of it… Besides Malibu, what affordable brands are worth trying out? (apparently Cruzan makes a coconut rum; Has anyone tried it before?) ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2011, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-mix-with-coconut-rum-minimal-citrus-please/584962/35 "2011-06-13T17:19:05Z")
You put the lime in the coconut and drink it all up. Come on. Four days and no one has posted this??? Call me in the morning. ---
**Author:** ![eclectic\_wench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ac91a4/32.png) [@eclectic\_wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eclectic_wench)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2011, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-mix-with-coconut-rum-minimal-citrus-please/584962/36 "2011-06-13T23:01:29Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > You put the lime in the coconut and drink it all up. > > Come on. Four days and no one has posted this??? > > Call me in the morning. Beat you to it. Post 32 😉 Between the two of us, I think we’ve made pretty sure that no one will leave this thread unearwormed. ---
**Author:** ![MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2011, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-mix-with-coconut-rum-minimal-citrus-please/584962/37 "2011-06-14T00:27:43Z")
Just got back from the fucking liquor store: All the flavored rums (coconut and the other flavors as well) are all only about 40 proof, (as opposed to any “regular” golden or silver, i.e. unflavored rums, which are all at least 80 proof), and are several bucks more per bottle each, to add insult to injury… Instead, I picked up a bottle of Mt. Gay Silver (on sale for $12.99) and also a bottle of cheap tequila (Sauza Blanco) to make up for the crushing disappointment. Pray for the devil… ---
**Author:** ![Bob\_Baks\_Noogiehead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@Bob\_Baks\_Noogiehead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bob_Baks_Noogiehead)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-mix-with-coconut-rum-minimal-citrus-please/584962/38 "2011-06-15T04:19:03Z")
Cranicot—if only Ocean Spray still made it.☹ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-mix-with-coconut-rum-minimal-citrus-please/584962.md?page=1)