For centuries, eggnog has been a part of America's Christmas festivities. George Washington was rumored to have his own recipe, and the concoction was the catalyst of a riot at West Point in the wee hours of Christmas morning 1826. Today, the grocery chain Kroger sells nearly 3 million gallons of the drink each year. But for a drink with so much tradition, eggnog has long divided Christmas tables.
Growing up, I was never an eggnog lover. The premade, nonalcoholic version my parents would buy from the store wasn't awful, but it wasn't good, either. I felt obligated to gulp it down in the name of Christmas, but surely there had to be a better option. These days, eggnog has become my favorite Christmas treat. Everything changed when I discovered that a better eggnog is hiding in plain sight. It is called coquito.
It is called coquito. The creation, which is sometimes referred to as Puerto Rican eggnog, swaps the drink's traditional base of cream and eggs for coconut milk and condensed milk. Puerto Ricans traditionally make the cocktail during the Christmas season, and then give some away to friends and neighbors. That's how classic eggnog died for me: A few years back, a Puerto Rican family moved across the street from my parents and gave us a bottle of coquito.
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