Ingredients
1
cup sugar
1
cup water
1
oz Simple Syrup (2 tablespoons)
1
oz light coconut rum (2 tablespoons)
1
oz half-and-half (2 tablespoons)
1/2
oz white crème de cacao (1 tablespoon)
Toasted shredded coconut
Preparation
To make Simple Syrup, mix sugar and water in 1-quart saucepan. Heat to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat; set aside 1 hour to cool. Pour syrup into glass jar. Cover jar, and refrigerate until needed. Makes 1 1/4 cups.
To prepare cocktail, fill cocktail shaker with ice. Add 1 ounce of the simple syrup, the coconut rum, half-and-half and crème de cacao; cover and shake. Strain into cocktail glass. Garnish with toasted coconut.
