(image from Monin.com ) I Tried Monin Toasted Coconut Syrup in Coffee and Cocktails. Here’s What It’s Actually Good For. Monin Toasted Coconut Syrup has been everywhere lately, café menus, cocktail recipes, and even “Monin's flavor of the year”. Most of the photos show martinis and tropical drinks, so I had one main question before trying it: Is Monin Toasted Coconut Syrup actually good in coffee, or is it just a cocktail flavor? So I tested it properly. Over several days,