Thai Coconut Pandan Rum Cooler 🥥🌿

Description

Thai Coconut Pandan Rum Cooler is a smooth tropical cocktail that blends white rum, coconut milk, pandan syrup, and lime into a drink that feels creamy, fragrant, and sharply refreshing at the same time. The flavor is soft, floral, and gently exotic with a clean Thai edge. 🌿
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Creamy coconut, floral pandan, bright lime, and cold rum create a Thai cocktail that feels elegant, tropical, and instantly memorable. 🥥

Ingredients

• Cocktail
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• 🥃 60 ml white rum (¼ cup / 2 fl oz)
• 🥥 60 ml coconut milk (¼ cup / 2 fl oz)
• 🌿 30 ml pandan syrup (2 tbsp / 1 fl oz)
• 🍋 20 ml fresh lime juice (1 tbsp + 1 tsp / 0.7 fl oz)
• 🧊 180 g ice cubes (1½ cups / 6.3 oz)
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• Optional garnish
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• 🌿 1 small pandan leaf, tied
• 🥥 5 g toasted coconut flakes (1 tsp / 0.17 oz)
• 🍋 1 lime wheel

Preparation

1. 1️⃣ Chill the glass
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3. Fill your serving glass with ice water for a few min so the cocktail stays colder longer once poured. 🧊
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5. 2️⃣ Build the shaker
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7. Add white rum, coconut milk, pandan syrup, and fresh lime juice to a shaker. 🥃
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9. 3️⃣ Add ice
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11. Fill the shaker with ice so the cocktail chills fast and gets the right silky dilution. ❄️
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13. 4️⃣ Shake well
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15. Shake for about 12–15 sec until the mixture feels very cold and lightly frothy. 🍸
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17. 5️⃣ Prepare the glass
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19. Discard the ice water and fill the chilled glass with fresh ice. 🧊
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21. 6️⃣ Strain the drink
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23. Strain the cocktail into the glass so it looks smooth, creamy, and clean. 🥥
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25. 7️⃣ Add garnish
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27. Top with a lime wheel, tied pandan leaf, or a pinch of toasted coconut if using. 🌿
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29. 8️⃣ Serve immediately
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31. Serve cold while the drink stays silky, bright, and fragrant. 🍽️

Total Time

🕒 Prep: 5 min
🔥 Cook/Bake: 0 min
🛋 Rest: 0 min
⏰ Total: 5 min

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