🌮🔥 Happy Taco Thursday, Fam! 🔥🌮

We’re cranking the holiday vibes to fiesta mode today with a Latin American legend. If you’ve ever stepped foot in Puerto Rico, you know the island doesn’t just celebrate Christmas — it marathons it. October through mid-January is one long, glittery, music-filled party.

So to honor the island’s elite holiday energy, we’re whipping up their iconic Christmas cocktail: Coquito. Puerto Rico’s creamy treasure chest of coconut, warm spices, and rum — so beloved it’s earned the title “liquid Christmas.” 🎄🥥✨

👇 Slide down for the recipe and bring this magic home tonight!

Cheers & hot sauce!
~ The Taco Tuesday Crew 🌶️✨

Recipe By: Anders Erickson
Anders Erickson crafts elegant, approachable cocktail tutorials on YouTube, blending classic technique, thoughtful storytelling, and timeless hospitality to help viewers master drinks with confidence and style.

8 oz. (240 ml) coconut milk
4 oz. (120 ml) evaporated milk
4 oz. (120 ml) sweetened condensed milk
2 oz. (60 ml) cream of coconut
1/4 oz. (7.5 ml) vanilla extract
2 oz. (60 ml) chilled spice tea. (4 cinnamon sticks, 25 whole cloves (1 tsp), 1 whole star anise, 1 cup water)
Pinch of salt
4 oz. (120 ml) Don Q Gold Rum
Grated nutmeg for garnish

1️⃣ Toss cinnamon sticks, cloves, and star anise into 1 cup of water
2️⃣ Bring it to a boil and let it reduce by half
3️⃣ Strain out the spices — boom, you’ve got spiced tea magic
4️⃣ Pop it in the fridge to chill out ❄️

1️⃣ Load everything into the blender — no holding back
2️⃣ Blend for 30 seconds, pour into a fun pitcher, drop in a cinnamon stick, and chill (overnight = extra dreamy)
3️⃣ Serve with salsa verde on the side… or drizzle like a legend 🌶️✨

1️⃣ Pour your homemade Coquito into the cutest, most festive glass you own.
2️⃣ Finish with a pinch of fresh-ground nutmeg — instant holiday flex.

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