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Coquito and Which Rum is Best? (2020x66)

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Coquito is often referred to as "Puerto Rican Eggnog" and now that I've had some I totally get why people say that but... Coquito is not Eggnog. Near as I can tell Coquito is a decidedly 20th century creation which first appears in print in Cucine a Gusto, a cookbook of Puerto Rican dishes from 1952. As typically, particularly when I'm dealing with something I've never had, I like to find the earliest possible version of it, the roots recipe. So today I make a very 1950's style Coquito, but I leave the rum as a variable and test the same Coquito with 10 different rums to figure out which is my favorite. The results came as a surprise to me! Full credit to Giuseppe González, the recipe I'm using is from him, though my understanding here is that it's the 50's standard.