I created this drink with inspiration of my heritage. I'm Filipino and there's a dessert that uses coconut and pandan. Pandan is a plant that the leaves are used in flavorings. It is similar to vanilla in ways but more grassy and earthy. It's used in a lot of Asian desserts. Coconut and pandan are usually paid together in Asian desserts.
In this cocktail I created a pandan horchata using fresh pandan leaves with the rice and left it overnight before blending and straining. I used a palm sugar simple syrup just to sweeten it up a touch and then added the coconut cartel rum.