Close your eyes and suppose you ’re lurk on a white sand beach without a attention in the world . In your mind ’s eye , look down at your hand . What ’s in it ? That ’s correct , a cocktail - filled coconut . “ Coconuts have an awesome societal power , ” says Yair Tygiel , conscientious objector - owner ofCoCo & Co. “ They allow the great unwashed to slow down , relax and take a delicious hand-held vacation in urban center that otherwise seem to grind on endlessly . ”
you’re able to bump CoCo & Co sling ethically - sourced ‘ nut all over NYC and at events across the rural area in their fleet of bicycle - powered tiki carts . Flag a CoCo & Co handcart down and you ’ll get a pertly - cracked coconut , ready to drink — tight . focal ratio is important to the company — because no one desire to wait to loosen — which is why they invented the Coconut Spike , a one - slice creature made to safely collapse up to 15 coconuts in one minute .
What makes the Coconut Spike more efficient than the Coco Jack ? The Coco Jack is two pieces . There ’s the actual Jack-tar and then there ’s the mallet used to push the shit into the coco . Because both mitt are occupied holding the tool parts , you are unable to get a mass of purchase or stabilize the Cocos nucifera , and you end up having to come upon the coconut multiple time to make an porta . The Coconut Spike , on the other handwriting , is only one piece , leaving one hand free to stick out the coconut meat while the other lilt the tool . Plus , the heavy steel head make out to a point , which easily puncture the coco palm in just one strike .
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The spike is handcrafted by toolmaker Chris Harth in Red Hook , Brooklyn , from mellow - tone stainless steel and black locust wood . Not only will it get your coconut tree stalk - quick ASAP , it also pee it ultra - easy to establish a cocktail inside the ‘ nut . “ My cocktail of choice is our Ancho Chile / Mezcal Coconut intermixture , ” Tygiel says . “ The coconut ’s sweetness is perfectly complement by the smokiness of the mezcal and spice of the Ancho Chile liqueur . ”
To make your own , crack a coconut meat and drink down 2.5 ounces of its sweetened nectar in fiat to make room for the hard drink . Then , pour 1.5 ounces of mezcal and 1 ounce of Ancho Reyes Liqueur directly into the coconut . Give it a in force shake , and voila , an instant vacation with no muss and no pother .
If you want to give the capitulum a endeavor , they ’re available for purchase oncoconutsnyc.comfor $ 140 each .
Max Schwartz
