Updated May 2026
There is no official best coconut-rum drink. Official malibudrinks.com Original: 21% ABV — white rum with coconut liqueur, not the 40% rum type. Footer prints 21%–24% Alc./Vol. Malibu Black official 35%. Pineapple juice, soda, and cola are 0%. A 1.5-ounce 21% pour is about 0.53 of one NIAAA drink; at 40% it is one. Flavor is not a type.
Related: Malibu mixers, rum and pineapple, two-ingredient rum.
SKU vs mixer
| Language | 1.5 oz drinks |
|---|---|
| Malibu Original | 0.53 |
| Malibu Black | 0.88 |
| Pineapple / soda | 0 |
| US rum type | 1.00 if 40% |
Count the neck. Pour math: Malibu drinks.
Sources
- https://www.malibudrinks.com/en-us/products/malibu-original/ — 21% ABV. Footer 21%–24%.
- Black 35%. 27 CFR 5.147 / 5.150. NIAAA December 2025.