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Pina Colada
Ingredients:
Pour pineapple juice (or three slices of canned pineapple) into a blender. Add the coconut cream and white rum. BLEND for a few seconds. Add crushed ice and blend for a further 5 seconds. Pour into a hurricane glass or a large goblet. Garnish with a quarter slice of fresh pineapple, skewered with a Maraschino cherry. Serve with a couple of straws.
Pina Colada is the most famous of the coladas - literally meaning "strained pineapple". This glamorous drink originated in Puerto Rico, where two bartenders have claimed to invented the recipe. One is Ramon Marrero Perez, from the Caribe Hilton, who claimed he mixed the first Pina Colada in 1954. The other is Don Ramon Portas Mingot, from La Barrachina Restaurant Bar in 1963. As with many other cocktails, this historial point of contention is on-going as cocktail recipes were rarely written down at the time. There are many methods of creating a Pina Colada. Some bartenders use pineapple juice from a can; other use the juice and fibre from a fresh pineapple that has been crushed in a blender. A Pina Colada should be smooth and easy to drink. It is most important to use high quality ingredients and fresh pineapple juice. Once made the final cocktail should look consistent snow-white in colour. It should also be noted that some bartenders like to use two rums in this cocktail - one white and one dark.
Pina Colada is the most famous of the coladas - literally meaning "strained pineapple". This glamorous drink originated in Puerto Rico, where two bartenders have claimed to invented the recipe. One is Ramon Marrero Perez, from the Caribe Hilton, who claimed he mixed the first Pina Colada in 1954. The other is Don Ramon Portas Mingot, from La Barrachina Restaurant Bar in 1963. As with many other cocktails, this historial point of contention is on-going as cocktail recipes were rarely written down at the time. There are many methods of creating a Pina Colada. Some bartenders use pineapple juice from a can; other use the juice and fibre from a fresh pineapple that has been crushed in a blender. A Pina Colada should be smooth and easy to drink. It is most important to use high quality ingredients and fresh pineapple juice. Once made the final cocktail should look consistent snow-white in colour. It should also be noted that some bartenders like to use two rums in this cocktail - one white and one dark.
