Malibu (liquor)
Malibu is a clear coconut liqueur (English coconut liqueur ) made with white rum , sugar and coconut flavors. It has an alcohol content of 21 percent by volume .
The product was conceived in the 1980s by the English businessman Tom Jago, the man who also developed Baileys Irish Cream . The coconut liqueur was supposed to simplify the making of piña coladas . The name is believed to refer to the beach town of Malibu , California (which doesn't stop the company from giving its advertising campaigns a Caribbean twist). The brand has been owned by Pernod Ricard since 2005 and is u. a. made in Spain .
Malibu is a component of many cocktails . It is seldom drunk straight, mostly mixed with pineapple , orange , passion fruit or cherry juice , but sometimes also with lemonade (e.g. Sprite ). Malibu can also be mixed with milk to give it a coconut taste similar to coconut milk. Together with Bacardi 151 and pineapple juice, it becomes a “Caribou Lou”.
In addition to the liqueur, also known as Malibu Original or Malibu Coconut , the Malibu range now includes other spirits and mixed drinks with “exotic- Caribbean ” flavors and mostly coconut aftertaste.
A competing product is Batida de Côco , which has a lower alcohol content of 16 percent by volume and contains sweetened condensed milk to give the spirit the visual character of coconut milk.
Web links
- Caribbean Rum Drinks and Cocktails Official Website
- Pernod Ricard Deutschland GmbH Internet presence for sales
Individual evidence
- ↑ DrinksMixer.com: Caribou Lou recipe (English). Retrieved March 2, 2017 .