Blend up a pina colada, and slip away to the tropics without leaving your home.
And who can forget the 1979 Rupert Holmes song “Escape (The Pina Colada Song)?”
What Is A Pina Colada?
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“Pina Colada” literally translates to “strained pineapple.”
The Barrachina, another restaurant also in Old San Juan, disagrees with this history.
As Jeff Berry writes inBeachbum Berries Potions of the Caribbean,the drink “has no sour component.
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Its all ‘sweet’ and ‘weak.'”
Dark rum adds an additional kick you’ll appreciate.
Pina coladas can vary widely based on who’s blending them up.
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)pineapple juice
3Tbsp.
(1 1/2 oz.
)white rum
3Tbsp.
(1 1/2 oz.
)cream of coconut
1-2dropsbitters(such as Angostura)
1cuppebbled or crushedice
1Tbsp.
Blend at high speed until desired consistency is reached.
Pour into a tall glass and garnish with pineapple wedge, cherry, and lime.
Pour the dark rum (if using) on top of the drink and serve immediately.
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Pour each blended batch into a large pitcher or punch bowl and stir to combine when finished.
Ladle into glasses, and float dark rum over the top of each before serving.
Serve with a fresh fruit platter, coconut shrimp, or guacamole and chips.
They’d also pair well with grilled pineapple, coconut rice, or fried plantains.
Coconut cream is unsweetened, fattier coconut milk.
Cream of coconut is sweetened coconut cream.
