Malibu Rum

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Lately, I have received many questions by email, mostly general, about Malibu rum. Although I answer with kindness about this marvelous drink, those questions are starting to repeat themselves. I thought it would be great to create a list of the most repeated questions I’ve received, maybe other folks searching for the same information about this rum will find its in this post.

Therefore, here are the top questions received about Malibu rum:

1. What proof is Malibu rum?

This is an easy one. Malibu rum is 42 proof.

2. Malibu rum nutrition information

You would say “yea, sure, only girls are asking how many calories Malibu rum contains”, however, most questions come from men. Well this question usually has more answers while each Malibu rum flavor contains a different number of calories, so here are is the Malibu rum calories list:
- Malibu coconut rum contains 51 calories
- Malibu banana rum has 69 calories
- Malibu mango rum same number of calories as the banana flavor
- Malibu passion fruit rum also, 69 calories
- And last, Malibu pineapple rum…yes, you already guessed, 69 calories
I will come back in a later post with much more detailed information about each Malibu rum flavor’s nutrition information, while some ask “how many carbs are in Malibu rum” or “Does Malibu mango rum contains any fats?”. Stay tuned for a new post about these questions.

3. How much is a bottle of Malibu rum?

This is a really hard question. Why? Because it differs from country to country, from shop to shop. And, of course, price of Malibu rum differs sometimes from flavor to flavor. Now and again, here are some informative prices for this drink, the rum prices are taken from a U.S. online store, so you might find cheaper or higher prices near you:
- Malibu coconut rum price vary from $13.95 for a 750ml bottle to $20.95 for a 1L bottle
- Malibu island melon price is around $13.95 for a 750ml bottle
- Malibu mango rum price the same for 750ml, although this also comes in 1.75L bottle, with a price of around $30.90
- Malibu passion fruit price also $13.95 for 750ml
- Malibu pineapple rum price is around $1.45…for 50ml
- Malibu tropical banana price same, $13.95 for 750ml bottle

4. Malibu rum alcohol content

Well, you know this is a serious easy going rum right? The Malibu rum alcohol percentage is 21%.

I really hope this post will answer some of your questions about Malibu rum.

Missed the guys from Traffic Jam Malibu rum commercial? Well, here they are again, funny as usual. Enjoy!

Although the most known and drank variation is Malibu Coconut Rum, the market also offers other Malibu Rum flavors for that fans to enjoy in their hot days. Therefore, here is what you could encounter when heading to buy some liqueur from a liqueur store:

Malibu Lime was produced and sold only until 2003 due to its lack of popularity in France and Jamaica. As the title says, its major flavor was Lime.

Malibu Pineapple Rum – higher number of calories and carbs than the coconut rum. Lower alcohol volume – 20% – makes this a very easy to drink rum. If the coconut version seems to sweet, the pineapple one could do the trick. Rum taste is not so prominent though…

Malibu Tropical Banana Rum – mix banana flavor with white rum and you have this brilliant drink, yummy!

Malibu Passion Fruit Rum – this one seems the most disappointing, while when drinking it it’s like discovering a new children drink. So, so sweet…

Malibu Mango Rum – when opened, thoughts fly to tropics instantly! Of course, its taste is sweet, but predominant notes are given by mango, apricot and citrus. 69 calories, no fats or carbs.

Malibu Island Melon Rum – yea, right, I’ll stick to the original coconut one.

As you see, there are actual 6 variations of Malibu Rum, but in the end, it all depends on a person’s taste. Which one do you prefer most and why?

Though this is quite old, I thought it deserves a share, check out this great commercial, it’s brilliant!

As you probably read in the previous post, this rum’s place of origin is Barbados, the famous Caribbean island, and it seems that dates back more than 370 years. Here are some interesting facts about this coconut liqueur along with different variations, how it’s made and others:

1. Let’s start with the origins of “rum” word. It is believed that rum comes either from the Latin “saccharum officinarum”-sugar cane, or from English slang word “rumbullion”-uproar or from the Malaysian drink called “brum” – a traditional drink made from sugar cane. Although these are plausible origins, it seems that rum word comes from Barbados, when in 1654 it was first heard about the “Barbados liquors, called rum”. There it seems that rum, with its stronger alcohol level, was used to cure tropics affections as colds and tiredness.

2. The Malibu Rum’s major ingredient is coconut

3. How is made: the main process is this – local Caribbean sugar mixed with pure water and selected barm. The barm turns the sugar into alcohol which is kept in oak barrels for about two years. After this period, the aged drink is mixed with natural coconut extract and becomes the famous Malibu Coconut Rum everybody enjoy drinking.

4. After this whole process, the Malibu Coconut Rum is bottled in Brighton along with other products like Cockspur, Gilbeys and Popov, by West Indies Rum Distillery Ltd.

5. Numerous other variations of Malibu Rum naturally appeared after the coconut one. Those that worth a mention are Malibu Mango, Passion fruit and Pineapple. However, its very first variation was Malibu Lime, which hit only Barbados and France’s shelves, with poor responses from drinkers.

Hope you enjoyed this little “data sheet” post, however, if you find something to add or to “repair” please feel free to post a comment.

Do you own the “tool” from this picture? If not, preparing a Malibu Rum cocktail might become a difficult task, therefore let’s read a little.

Whether you are just fancying with cocktails and you are preparing them for your own use or you have just started to learn about drinks preparation for taking it as a job, proportions and quantities of ingredients in a cocktail sometimes create confusion.

Let’s jump a little over specialized terms like “oz” or “shot” and see what they really mean. In the end, you will be able to create fantastic drinks using other “tools” you have in your kitchen (especially tablespoons):

1 oz translates into one ounce and it equals 2 tablespoons of that requested ingredient. It is also the measure unit for 30ml.
1 shot means 3 tablespoons or 45ml.
1 cup means 240 ml or 8 oz.

After we talked about what those “alien measurements” stand for, let’s get a little into nutrition also, while it is related to the famous “oz”.

Therefore, for 1 oz of Malibu Rum (or 30ml of that drink) we have the following nutrition facts:

49-51 kcal (Calories)
215 kj (Energy)
5.4 g Carbs (Carbohydrates)
8 mg of Sodium
6.7 g of Alcohol
0 Fats, Fiber, Protein and Cholesterol

As a little joke: no fats, low alcohol volume and sweet taste: what would a woman require more from this drink?

Malibu Rum is a mind blowing drink. The taste is good and the best thing is that one would not find any hangovers or headache. This is  an affordable drink, the prices of Malibu Rum are really low as compared to the taste and quality.It comes in different flavors and is packed in different sized bottles. So the prices vary depending upon the size and flavor.

Here are the estimated prices of Malibu Rums (original prices may vary):

Malibu Banana Rum Price:

Malibu Banana Rum

Size: 1.75 L, 750 ML

Estimated Price: $19.97, $12.99

Malibu Coconut Rum

Size: 1.75 L, 750 ML

Estimated Price: $19.97, $12.99

Malibu Mango Rum

Size: 750 ML

Estimated Price: $12.99

Malibu Passion Fruit Rum

Size: 750 ML

Estimated Price: $12.99

Malibu Pineapple Rum

Size: 750 ML

Estimated Price: $12.99