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Cola de Mono (Tail of the Monkey) is a traditional Chilean Christmas drink made from milk, cinnamon, coffee, tequila, and vanilla. Cola de Mono has become a Christmas tradition in my family, lovely to have around when extended family is up late playing cards. I’ll warn you that it’s deceptively strong. There are 2 full cups of tequila in there, but all you’ll taste is the cinnamon. It makes sense to serve it in small glasses.
This year I made a few healthier adaptations. I used oatmilk instead of regular milk, I replaced coconut sugar for white sugar, and I used decaf since we usually enjoy it in the evenings. 
Cola de Mono (Chilean Christmas Drink)
Cola de Mono (Tail of the Monkey) is a traditional Chilean Christmas drink made from milk, cinnamon, coffee, tequila, and vanilla.Â
Ingredients
- 6 cups oatmilk or milk of your choice
- 1 cup coconut sugar or white sugar
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1/4 cup strong decaf or regular coffee
- 2 cups tequila
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Bring the oatmilk, coconut sugar, and cinnamon sticks to a boil in a saucepan.
- In the meantime, brew the strong decaf coffee.
- When the oatmilk mixture has come to a boil, remove it from the heat and stir in the decaf coffee. Cool to room temperature, then chill it even further in the refrigerator.
- When well chilled, add the tequila and vanilla. Pour it into capped bottles or carafes, and return to the refrigerator. Let the cinnamon sticks remain in the bottles to continue infusing the beverage.
- Serve cold. It will keep in the refrigerator for 2-3 weeks.