SAOCO
2 measures white rum
4 measures coconut milk
I’m not a big fan of coconut, but I’ve heard of the many health
benefits associated with coconut, and thought perhaps mixing it with rum in a
cocktail named SAOCO might make it more appealing to my palate. The SAOCO
cocktail originated in Barbados, where the term Saoco means “rhythm.” To make
the SAOCO cocktail, I just put rum and coconut milk into a shaker, filled it
with ice, gave it some shakes, and strained the milky mixture into a cocktail
glass half-filled with shaved ice. Adding two small straws at the end is an
important part of the recipe too.
Coconut is a healthy fat that can help with weight loss, boost
your immune system, combat heart disease, and give you healthy skin and hair.
God knows I would love all or any of those benefits, still I couldn’t get past
more than a few sips of the SAOCO. It was yuck! In Barbados they use milk
straight from a coconut and oftentimes serve the cocktail in a coconut shell.
Maybe that would help and it sure couldn’t hurt, because the cocktail I made
was pretty gross. Unless you are a big fan of coconut milk, I wouldn’t bother.
This gave rum a bad name. Save it for Barbados.
Cocktail Connie
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