Malibu Rum w/ Coconut Liqueur

MALIBU RUM (original) is a coconut-flavored liqueur with some rum in it. Although it’s less than the 80 proof — which disqualifies it from being classified as a rum — it’s made from sugarcane molasses, like all rum, and flavored with real coconuts. It’s only 21 proof. But this “sunshine in a bottle with a smooth rich flavor” drink slides down the throat easily and gets you buzzed before you realize it. It is distilled in Barbados … probably. It’s one of the distributor Pernod Ricard’s best- sellers and is now packaged in cans as well as its famous eye-catching bottle.

So I’m not alone in liking Malibu Rum Original in the summer. Though I like it on the rocks with an occasional cigar, it can be mixed with Cola and in cocktails with pineapple, Malibu Mai Tai, Pina Colada and Malibu Bay Breeze.

Origin: 1980’s