For several decades, the Pina Colada cocktail has been considered one of the most popular drinks in the world. During this time, bartenders from different countries came up with many interesting options for its preparation. Created back in the last century, exotic and extremely tasty, this cocktail still occupies the top lines in the list of the best drinks of our time.
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Pina Colada cocktail - the story of the drink
To begin with, it is worth noting that the Pina Colada cocktail has been considered the national drink of the state of Puerto Rico since 1978. Therefore, few people may have doubts as to exactly where it was created. Currently, there are three main candidates who claim the title of its author.
- Riccardo Garcia. This native of Barcelona claims that he was the first to prepare such a drink back in 1914.
- Ramon Marrero In the fifties of the last century, he worked at the BeechCamera Bar near the Hilton Hotel in San Juan. Once an enterprising bartender invited visitors to his establishment to try a new drink, which included the previously unknown component Coco Lopez Cream of Coconut, patented by Professor Ramon Lopez Irizzari. It happened on August 16, 1954.
- Ramon Portas Mingota. While working as a bartender at La Baracchina, he invented a new cocktail of pineapple juice, coconut cream and condensed milk.It was in 1964.
But there is not a single concrete fact confirming the correctness of any of the applicants. Nevertheless, this cocktail hit the MBA bar card in 1961.
Classic alcoholic cocktail recipe "Pina Colada"
A cocktail called “Pina Colada” can be prepared by any qualified bartender. To do this, in principle, is not difficult if you know the list and the corresponding proportions of the main ingredients, as well as the technology for preparing the drink.
The correct composition of the cocktail "Pina Colada"
Traditionally, the Pina Colada cocktail has three main components:
- 50 milliliters of light rum;
- 90 milliliters of pineapple juice;
- 30 milliliters of coconut milk.
For decoration used:
- several ice cubes (50 grams);
- 1 cocktail cherry;
- 1 slice of pineapple.
Sometimes part of the rum (about 20 milliliters) is replaced with cream with a fat content of not more than 15 percent. Instead of coconut milk (it was not easy to find it before in Russia), many people use Malibu liqueur.
The nuances of cooking, how to mix the components?
To properly prepare the Pina Colada cocktail, you will need the following inventory:
- jigger (double-sided measuring cup for 60 and 20 milliliters);
- a glass of Hurricane;
- blender (for mixing components).
As soon as all the dishes and equipment are in place, you can begin to work.
To prepare a cocktail, you must perform the following steps:
- Cool the glass. To do this, it can be briefly put in the freezer or filled with ice cubes.
- Pour all the main components into a blender.
- Add crushed ice to them.
- Turn on the appliance and mix food for 20 seconds.
- Pour the resulting mixture into a glass.
- Garnish with a cherry and a slice of pineapple.
The finished drink can be served immediately with two cocktail tubes.
Making a non-alcoholic cocktail
Those who do not drink alcohol-containing drinks can offer Pina Colada non-alcoholic. It exists in many different ways.
For example, to make such a cocktail at home you will need:
- 100 milliliters of pineapple juice;
- 20 milliliters of sugar syrup;
- 50 milliliters of coconut cream
- 60 - 70 grams of crushed ice.
The technique for preparing the drink is simple:
- Pour all liquid ingredients into a blender bowl and beat them well. The mass should be lush and as homogeneous as possible.
- Add ice and repeat whipping.
The result is an original dessert with a creamy structure. It only remains to pour it into a glass (or a tall glass), garnish with a slice of pineapple or citrus and a cherry.
Original variations of an alcoholic cocktail
The popularity of the famous Puerto Rican cocktail is growing every year. There are new interesting options for its preparation. The traditional Pina Colada alcoholic recipe is supplemented with ingredients that change not only the taste, but also the appearance of the finished drink.
With Malibu Liqueur
Take, for example, a drink called Banana Colada. It contains all the main ingredients of a classic cocktail: liquor, white rum, pineapple juice, the proportions depend on the presence of additional components.
To make Banana Colada, you must have:
- 50 milliliters of any white rum;
- 2 medium bananas;
- 30 milliliters of Malibu liquor;
- 150 milliliters of pineapple juice.
Preparing a drink in three stages:
- First, bananas need to be peeled, and then their flesh arbitrarily cut into pieces.
- Collect all ingredients in a blender bowl and beat for 3 minutes.
The result is a lush, delicate and very aromatic drink.
In a glass, it can be decorated not only with pineapple, but also with whipped cream or grated chocolate.
Coconut Milk Recipe
For the festive party, another interesting option is suitable, in which the following components are used:
- 20 milliliters of Amaretto liquor;
- 40 milliliters of coconut milk;
- 60 milliliters of coconut cream;
- 80 milliliters of white rum;
- 160 milliliters of pineapple juice;
- 60 grams of crushed ice.
The recipe is easy to remember, and even easier to repeat.
To do this:
- All ingredients are alternately loaded into a blender.
- Beat 45 seconds.
- Gently pour into the glass so that the foam lies on top of the cone.
It is better to insert the tube in the center, and arrange the jewelry as desired.
"Pina Colada" with vodka
Alternatively, the Pina Colada cocktail can be prepared with regular vodka. Sometimes it is called "King Henry" or "Chi Chi."
The composition of such a cocktail includes:
- 60 milliliters of vodka;
- 150 milliliters of pineapple juice;
- 45 milliliters of coconut milk;
- some ice.
For decoration, you will need cherries and a slice of pineapple.
A cocktail is prepared in several stages:
- The first step is to crush the ice.
- Together with other components, load it into a blender.
- Beat the composition until smooth.
Now it remains only to pour the drink into the glass and decorate it with the prepared fruits.
Cooking with ice cream
There is another original recipe. Lovers of dairy desserts should like it.
For this option you will need:
- 100 milliliters of pineapple fresh;
- 40 milliliters of white rum;
- 30 grams of ice cream (preferably creamy).
The procedure for preparing the drink remains the same:
- Collect all the ingredients in a blender bowl.
- Beat them well.
- Pour the mixture into a chilled glass. It is better to prepare it in advance.
Serve the drink with a straw, decorating it with a pineapple slice strung on the edge of the glass.
How to serve a cocktail beautifully
Traditionally, in any drinking establishment, the Pina Colada cocktail is customary to be served in a Hurricane type glass. But, as an option, it can be any tall glass (Collins or Highball). True, their volume is 2 to 3 times less than that of Hurricane. Therefore, initially it is necessary to correctly select the number of source components.
However, some experts believe that tropical cocktails are best served in pineapple or coconut.
You need to drink them through a tube (one or two). Cocktail straws are inserted immediately into the finished drink.
As a rule, two main ingredients are used to decorate Pina Colada:
- pineapple slice;
- a cherry.
Usually they are hung on the edge of the glass, but you can do it differently.
- The drink will look very impressive if you string the cherry and a slice of pineapple on a toothpick and put it on top of the glass.
- If desired, for decoration, you can also take mint leaves or lemon balm, any other berries or slices of citrus. Here, every bartender can show his imagination.
- Sometimes the surface of a cocktail is sprinkled with grated chocolate or decorated with whipped cream foam. It turns out not only beautiful, but also very tasty.
Try and you to diversify your holiday or just a week evening with a bright and tasty cocktail with the aroma of distant lands and exotic fruits.
