Servings: 1 gallon

Soaking ingredients Soaking ingredients
1 Cup raw long grain white rice. 1 Cup raw long grain white rice.
½ Cup whole raw almonds ½ Cup whole raw almonds
1 good pinch kosher salt 1 good pinch kosher salt
2 Mexican or Ceylon (see "Notes) cinnamon sticks, crumbled well. 2 Mexican or Ceylon (see "Notes) cinnamon sticks, crumbled well.
Sufficient water to cover all Sufficient water to cover all
 
Post soak Post soak
1 can dulce de leche (most folks use sweetened condensed milk. The dulce de leche is my twist) 1 can dulce de leche (most folks use sweetened condensed milk. The dulce de leche is my twist)
1 can evaporated milk 1 can evaporated milk
 
To finish To finish
Enough very cold water (refrigerated is best) to make 1 gallon Enough very cold water (refrigerated is best) to make 1 gallon

Add the soaking ingredients into a glass canning jar with enough water to cover it. Soak overnight up to 24 hours.
After the soak, add the soaking ingredients to a blender with both of the canned milks. Blend it all VERY well.
strain through 3 to 4 layers of cheesecloth.
You may store the concentrate in the refrigerator for up to a week.
Add enough to water to the concentrate to make 1 gallon.

Mexican and Ceylon cinnamons are crumbly and quite brittle. Their flavor is quite different from the woodier and harder cinnamon commonly found in American grocery stores. The American version will be yummy, but you should try to find the authentic stuff to really experience this as it should be.  Mexican and Ceylon cinnamons are crumbly and quite brittle. Their flavor is quite different from the woodier and harder cinnamon commonly found in American grocery stores. The American version will be yummy, but you should try to find the authentic stuff to really experience this as it should be.
Some people add dark rum or coconut liquor like Malibu to their drink. An other common variation is to substitue the heavily sweetened coconut cream like the "Coco Lopez" brand for the sweetened condensd milk.  Some people add dark rum or coconut liquor like Malibu to their drink. An other common variation is to substitue the heavily sweetened coconut cream like the "Coco Lopez" brand for the sweetened condensd milk.