Punch à la Noix de Coco

Name: Punch à la Noix de Coco
Yield: Makes 2 drinks
Ingredients: 1 cup freshly grated coconut (save the liquid for a different drink if you're grating it yourself); 4 ounces white rhum agricole, such as Rhum Dillon; 1/2 cup sugar; 2-inch piece vanilla bean; 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest; 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg; Ice cubes (optional); Coconut slices for garnish (optional)

By Jessica B. Harris

April 13, 2010

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From piña coladas to rum and coconut water, the fruit of the coco palm seems a natural pairing with the elixir of the cane reed. Here is a different twist on the rum and coconut theme—one that can be made in a larger quantity and kept on the sideboard or the bar until ready to serve. It only gets better.

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