PIñA COLADA

'Piña Colada' (Spanish, strained pineapple : piña, pineapple + colada, strained) is a sweet, rum-based cocktail containing light rum, coconut cream and pineapple juice. The drink is typically served either blended or shaken with ice. Two common garnishes are a pineapple wedge and a maraschino cherry.

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History

Variations

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History

The earliest reference to a drink called a Piña Colada containing rum, coconut cream and pineapple juice, occurred in the April 16, 1950, edition of the ''New York Times'':
:"Drinks in the West Indies range from Martinique's famous rum punch to Cuba's pina colada (rum, pineapple and coconut milk). Key West has a variety of lime swizzles and punches, and Granadians use nutmeg in their rum drinks."
The earliest known reference to a drink specifically called a Piña Colada is from ''TRAVEL'' magazine, December 1922:
:"But best of all is a piña colada, the juice of a perfectly ripe pineapple -- a delicious drink in itself -- rapidly shaken up with ice, sugar, lime and Bacardi rum in delicate proportions. What could be more luscious, more mellow and more fragrant?"
The above quote describes a drink without coconut, as the Piña Colada was originally just the juice of a fresh pineapple served either strained (''colada'') or unstrained (''sin colar''). This evolved into a rum drink, and finally it changed into the drink we know today.
The Caribe Hilton in Puerto Rico claims that their bartender, Ramon "Monchito" Marrero created the Piña Colada on August 15, 1954 after spending 3 months perfecting the recipe. There is also a bar in Old San Juan that makes a similar claim.
Piña Colada is known as the official beverage of Puerto Rico.^[1]

Variations

★ 'Virgin Piña Colada' - without the rum

★ 'Chi Chi' - vodka substituted for rum ^[2]

★ 'Miami Vice or Lava Flow' - Strawberry Daquiri and Pina Colada blended together ^[3]

★ 'Amaretto Colada' ^[4]

See also

★ Coco Lopez

★ Ramon Lopez Irizarry

References

1. Celebrate Two of Mankind's Greatest Inventions
2. Frozen Drinks/Chi Chi
3. Miami Vice
4. Frozen/Mixed - Amaretto Colada

External link

★ Thinking Bartender Dot Com - Pina Colada Article