As a base liquor, you can take Canari, Custers or Malibu coconut liqueur.
You can drink Pinacolada liqueur in its pure form, you can add a piece of creamy ice cream to it, it can also be diluted with fruit juices (orange or coconut). Also, there are options for serving a pina colada cocktail with chopped fruits: strawberries, bananas, mangoes.
Ingredients
- coconut liqueur Canari, 25g;
- vodka, and preferably rum, 50g;
- pineapple juice, 100-150 gr;
- cream or coconut milk, 50 gr;
- ice cubes, 6-8pcs;
- macrasin cherry;
- coconut.
Cooking
A cocktail is prepared in a shaker, a special glass for making cocktails and mixed drinks by shaking. If you don’t have this in your kitchen, then you can safely use an ordinary glass, which in the future can be covered tightly with some other glass. We need to fill it with ice cubes, they should fill the glass by 1/4. 
Next, we need to measure 50 grams of vodka or rum using a jigger, a special measure, or using a regular kitchen measure. If you didn’t find one, you can safely use an ordinary glass. 
Pour vodka into a shaker. 
Now we need to measure out 100 grams of coconut liqueur. It is thanks to him that the cocktail will have the smell and taste of coconut. 
Pour the coconut liqueur into a shaker. 
Following the coconut liqueur, pour the already measured 50 grams of cream. Thanks to the cream, the cocktail will be whipped and foam will form.
We measure out about 100-150 grams of pineapple juice.
Pour juice into shaker.
Close the lid on the shaker tightly and shake it well. It is necessary to mix the contents for about 10-20 seconds.
Pinacolada at home can be served no less beautifully and festively than in a bar. We can drink it as an ordinary cocktail glass, or in an ordinary glass. But the most interesting serving of such a cocktail will be in a coconut. To do this, you must first drain the coconut milk, which can be safely added to the cocktail, after making a hole in one of the dark places on the shell. Next, carefully saw off the top where the hole was made. Remove the coconut pulp and wash the shell well. It is advisable to prepare such a glass in advance. Strain the cocktail through a sieve to prevent ice cubes from getting into the cocktail.
We decorate the Pina Colada cocktail with a sprig of mint, an umbrella and a macro blue cherry.
Pina colada is a representative of classic cocktails. A fruity sweet mix of rum, pineapple and coconut milk (cream) will be the highlight of any cocktail menu. This drink is widely known and dearly loved all over the world. It is especially popular among the beautiful half of humanity. Garnished with a slice of pineapple and a cherry, this drink is served with crushed ice. Pina Colada, according to many connoisseurs of this cocktail, looks like beautiful sandy beaches with palm trees, and gives the feeling of a holiday with every sip.
It is very difficult to say exactly where this tropical summer cocktail, which can be served at any time of the year, first appeared, but one thing is certain that it happened in Puerto Rico. It was the Puerto Ricans who proclaimed Pina Colada the national drink in 1978. There are many stories about the origin of the cocktail recipe. One of these legends says that the first cocktail appeared at the Caribe Hilton hotel. Representatives of the hotel itself stated that it was they who first prepared Pina Colada back in 1954. But according to another version, for the first time Pina Colada was prepared by a bartender at the bar La Barrachina, in the Puerto Rican capital - San Juan. Today, there is a memorial plaque on the wall of this bar, which reminds that, supposedly, this magical drink was first prepared here.
According to other legends, Pina Colada appeared in the early nineteenth century. They say that even then the pirate of Cabo Rojo was preparing this drink for sailors. Which of the stories is true and which is a lie is very difficult to say today. We can only say for sure that coconut water has been used instead of water for many centuries, and pineapple cultivation began even before the beginning of the 16th century ... and pirates have long mixed rum with other drinks ...
The name "Pina Colada" was not new to 1954. In some sources, this name appears already at the beginning of the 20th century. Then it meant chilled sweet pineapple juice. The word Pina Colada itself is Spanish, literally meaning "to seep through" or "filter".
Although the true author of this drink is not known today, Pina Colada has nevertheless become the most famous and most popular cocktail of all time. This information is officially confirmed by the International Association of Bartenders. Pina Colada is made with white rum, pineapple juice and coconut milk. All ingredients are mixed with ice, poured into a cocktail glass, garnished with a pineapple wedge and a cocktail cherry, and served with a straw. This popular drink can be easily prepared at home. It doesn't take much to do this.
Pina Colada cocktail recipe video
classic pina colada recipe
The traditional Pina Colada recipe uses pineapple juice, but if you wish, you can diversify the drink a little using orange or apple juice. It is advisable to use freshly squeezed juice for making a cocktail, since using a packaged drink will significantly lose its taste. By the way, you can also experiment with rum. In the presence of light and dark or golden rum, you can mix them in equal parts (15 ml of light and dark (or golden) rum per 1 serving of the cocktail).Ingredients
- Pineapple juice - 90 ml;
- Coconut milk - 30 ml;
- Light rum - 30 ml;
- Ice cubes - 50 g;
- Cherries and a slice of pineapple (for decoration).
Cooking process
- Place all ingredients except those intended for decoration in a blender, beat;
- Pour the resulting cocktail into a tall glass, which you want to decorate with a cherry and pineapple. Serve with a straw.
In addition to light rum for Pina coladas, golden ones are also taken, and sometimes both are mixed. Often, vodka is used instead of rum in Pina Colada, and coconut milk is replaced with coconut liqueur or syrup. You can taste a cocktail not only in a good bar, but also at home. Fortunately, there are no difficulties here. Despite the fact that Pina colada is a Caribbean cocktail, liquor, chewing gum, sweets, and even cakes bear his name.
Recipe with vodka
You can diversify a little, and at the same time make a cocktail stronger, if you use ordinary good quality vodka instead of rum. This cocktail is called Chi-chi.Ingredients
- Pineapple juice - 30 ml;
- Coconut milk - 30 ml;
- Vodka - 90 ml;
- Ice - a few cubes;
- Fruits for decoration (traditionally they use cherries and pineapples, but if you wish, you can take, for example, citrus slices, peach slices).
Cooking process
- In a shaker or blender, mix pineapple juice, coconut milk, vodka and ice cubes;
- Pour the resulting liquid into a glass, decorate.
Non-alcoholic recipe
You can also try a Puerto Rican drink for children or people who do not want to drink alcohol, for example, drivers. A cocktail without rum (or other alcoholic drink) is also very tasty and pleasant. Pina colada without alcohol is called Virgin Pina colada.
Ingredients
- Pineapple juice - 120 ml;
- Coconut milk - 30 ml;
- Ice - 50 g;
- Fruit for decoration.
Cooking process
- Mix liquids and ice. If desired, you can vary the content of the components. For example, the drink will not lose at all if pineapple juice and coconut milk are taken in equal parts;
- Serve the resulting pineapple-coconut mix in a tall glass garnished with fruit.
Recipe with strawberries and liqueur
Coconut milk is available to residents of Puerto Rico, but in our stores such a drink is either difficult to get or you have to pay a lot of money for it. Instead of coke milk, coconut liqueur is often used.
In this recipe, in addition to the main components, there is also strawberries, which makes the taste of Pina Colada even more tender, and the shade of the drink is pastel pink. By the way, instead of strawberries, you can take a banana, with its help the piña colada will be thicker, but remain light yellow.
Ingredients
- Pineapple juice -50 ml;
- Rum (white) - 50 ml;
- Liquor (coconut) - 50 ml;
- Ice - a few cubes;
- Strawberries - 4-5 pieces;
- Fruit for decoration (you can use strawberries).
Cooking process
- Blend Strawberry Pina Colada ingredients in a blender;
- Pour the cocktail into a glass, garnishing it with slices of your favorite fruit.
ice cream recipe
Instead of coconut milk, you can use not only liquor, but also vanilla ice cream. Sometimes they take coladas and cream for Pina, but if they are too fatty, they can curdle in sour pineapple juice.
Ingredients
- Pineapple juice - 100 ml;
- Rum (light) - 50 ml;
- Ice cream (white) - 50 ml;
- Ice - a few cubes;
- Pineapple pieces for garnish.
Cooking process
- In a blender, beat everything except fruit for decoration. If a shaker is used instead of a blender, the ice cream must first be melted;
- Pour a colada into a glass and garnish with pineapple slices.
How to apply?
A cocktail is served in a hurricane glass - an elegant glass vessel on a low leg. A special chic is considered to be served in half a pineapple or coconut, from which the pulp has been removed. When serving a drink, a cherry and a slice of pineapple or orange, as well as a straw with an umbrella, are used as decoration. The ideal serving temperature is 12-15 degrees. In the summer, a tropical cocktail is the best way to refresh and quench your thirst.What is "Pinacolada"? This is one of the most popular cocktails in the world, which is enjoyed with pleasure at night discos, clubs and expensive restaurants. The drink has an exquisite taste, freshness and a touch of exoticism.
History of the cocktail
Hot Puerto Rico is traditionally considered the birthplace of the drink, where this cocktail was first mixed in one of the bars at the beginning of the last century. However, there are other theories, many claim to be the author of the world-famous Pinacolada. The main versions are presented in the table.
Challenger | date and circumstances |
Roberto Cofresi, pirate | In the 1820s, he mixed such a cocktail to improve the morale of his sailors. |
Ricardo Gracia | This Barcelona resident claimed to have invented the drink in 1914. |
Ramon Marrero Perez | The bartender at the Beachcumber Bar in San Juan first mixed this cocktail in 1954. The composition included rum, pineapple juice and "secret ingredient" - cream. |
Ramon Portas Mingot | The bartender at La Barracina made a drink for a friend in 1963. The composition of the drink was somewhat different, including coconut cream, condensed milk and pineapple juice. |
Now it is difficult to know the truth about who exactly made the tropical refreshing drink for the first time, but the fact is that it quickly gained popularity. In 1961, "Pinacolada" was included in the list of the International Association of Bartenders.
What is "Pinacolada"
This name is derived from the name of one of its components:
- Pina - pineapple.
- Colada - strained, filtered.
The classic drink is alcoholic, but you can also make a non-alcoholic version if you wish. The average strength is from 15 to 30 degrees, depending on what proportions are maintained.
Compound
Let's figure out what "Pinacolada" is, what components give the drink an original taste. There are only three of them:
- white rum;
- coconut cream;
- a pineapple.
Sometimes vanilla is added to improve the taste.
In classic Puerto Rican cocktails, cream was used as one of the components, and a special one, the invention of Professor Lopez - "Coco Lopez". In today's clubs and bars, cream has been replaced with coconut liqueur, which makes it easier to prepare and gives the drink a sweeter taste. And natural pineapple is replaced with good quality pineapple juice.
How to make pina colada
Ingredients for a cocktail, in principle, are available to everyone. To prepare "Pinacolada" at home, you should prepare:
- Light rum.
- Pineapple juice.
- Coconut liqueur (like "Malibu").
- Pieces of pineapple.
- Crushed crushed ice.
How to prepare a cocktail:
- Ice is placed in a glass, 50 g of rum is added, mixed thoroughly.
- Liqueur (70 g) is added.
- The resulting mixture is whipped with a blender.
- Next, add pineapple juice, beat again.
- The finished drink is decorated with a piece of pineapple.
On average, even a beginner will need no more than 15 minutes to prepare a drink.
Another cocktail recipe at home is somewhat different from the previous one. Required components:
- Pineapple juice.
- Cream is low fat.
The first three ingredients are taken in 50 ml, 10 ml of cream is enough. All components are placed in a shaker, crushed ice is added there, and thoroughly shaken. The finished drink is poured into a tall glass.
A simple and delicious recipe for "Pinacolada" for self-preparation is as follows. Ingredients required:
- Light rum.
- Pineapple juice.
- Coconut milk.
- Chipped ice.
The proportion of alcohol, juice and milk is 1:3:1.
Pineapple juice, rum, milk are added alternately to the blender, all components are mixed, poured into glasses with crushed ice. Decorations can be used the same as in the previously proposed recipes.
The variant "Amigos Pina Colada" is also interesting, for the preparation of which you will need:
- White and golden rum in a ratio of 2:1 (60 and 30 ml).
- Coconut liqueur or milk (30 ml).
- Pineapple juice (75 ml).
- A couple of spoonfuls of cream.
The components are placed in a blender and thoroughly mixed, then poured into glasses.
How to drink
What is "Pinacolada" - was described above. Now consider how to drink this drink correctly. It is served in tall hurricane glasses with crushed ice. Traditionally a piece of pineapple, cherry or whipped cream, chocolate chips. And an umbrella will help to give the drink an exotic touch.
In tropical countries, this drink is often served in a more exotic way - the pulp is cut out in the pineapple. A cocktail is poured into the resulting "glass" and served.
"Pina Colada": reviews
The cocktail recipe discussed above is simple. And those who tried this tropical cocktail appreciated its taste and noted that the drink is very easy to drink, has a delicate pleasant aroma. Its taste is somewhat unusual, giving rise to associations with relaxing on the beach in hot countries. People who have tried to make a drink at home indicate that it is quite simple to do this, the main thing is to purchase all the necessary components.
The mix discussed today is classified as a long drink and takes pride of place among the official ones in the Modern Classics category. Let's take a look at the various alcoholic variations of the traditional Caribbean Pinacolada cocktail and find out how to make it yourself without anyone's help.
Pina colada translated from Spanish means "strained pineapple juice", from which it is easy to conclude which ingredient is fundamental in the Pina Colada alcoholic cocktail. This is a low-alcohol tropical mix based on pineapple juice, coconut milk and light rum.
This vodka has a mild, perfectly balanced taste, an incomparable amazing aroma, as well as speed and ease of manufacture. There are several versions of the origin of this cocktail.
According to one of them, the drink was invented by the captain of a pirate ship, who used the mix to raise the spirits of his crew. According to another version, the creation of the Pina Colada cocktail was sponsored by the Ministry of Agriculture.
Scientists were invited to develop the classic recipe for a strong drink, who, through trial and error, finally came up with the version we know. Later, this strong drink became the national pride of Puerto Rico, and a memorial plaque was erected for Pina Colada.
Classic pina colada recipe
According to the presented recipe, you will get an incomparable Pina Colada alcoholic cocktail, which is absolutely easy to prepare with your own hands at home.
The table shows the proportions of the components that are fixed by the International Bar Association and allow you to make a classic version of Pina Colada. In addition, this mix is declared the national alcoholic drink of Puerto Rico.
Required Ingredients
Cooking technology
- Pour pineapple juice, coconut milk and light rum into a blender bowl.
- Thoroughly beat the ingredients at high speed of the device until a homogeneous liquid consistency is obtained.
- Fill a tall glass to the top with crushed ice and leave in this form for 2-3 minutes.
- Pour out the ice and pour in the prepared alcohol.
- To give the drink a special appeal, we attach a slice of fresh pineapple to the edge of the glass.
- We serve alcohol with a thin, high straw, if desired, we can lower a couple of ice cubes into a glass in order to sip the drink in small sips for a longer time.
Tropical Pina Colada Recipe
Modern versions of the Caribbean cocktail use Malibu coconut liqueur instead of coconut milk. The reason for this replacement is the simplified preparation technology, as well as the fact that the drink acquires a higher degree and a sensitive sweet aftertaste.
Required Ingredients
Cooking technology
- We put ice cubes into the bowl of the combine and pour in pineapple juice, coconut liqueur and light rum.
- Shake the ingredients until a homogeneous snow-white consistency is obtained.
- Pour the prepared mixture into a large glass such as a hurricane or goblet.
- We dip a long straw into the alcohol and drop the cocktail cherry.
- We drink alcohol exclusively in small sips, savoring each of them.
Pina Colada Recipe
This recipe is used to make a non-alcoholic version of Pina Colada. The ready-made soft drink will be very popular with children, as well as those who, for various reasons, do not want to taste the alcoholic mix.
Required Ingredients
Cooking technology
- In the bowl of a food processor, thoroughly beat 100 g of crushed ice, pineapple juice and coconut milk.
- Strain the resulting mixture through a strainer or fine strainer and pour into a pre-chilled tall glass.
- Separately, beat the mixture of the remaining ice, cream, ice cream and powdered sugar.
- Gently spread the resulting creamy mass on top of the coconut-pineapple mixture.
- To decorate a non-alcoholic mix, use a slice of fresh or canned pineapple.
- Serve the drink with a tall straw and drink it in medium sips until it warms up.
Amigos Pina Colada Recipe
The recipe presented was first published in the popular New York Times in early April 1950. An incomparable combination in equal proportions of dark and light rum gives the finished strong, blissful taste and a refined, unique aroma.
For the preparation of this alcohol, it is best to use freshly squeezed pineapple juice, since canned one can completely "clog" and not allow you to taste the multifaceted taste of rum.
Required Ingredients
Cooking technology
- Squeeze the pineapple juice into a small container, then filter it through a strainer or fine strainer.
- Pour light and dark rum into a shaker or food processor bowl, then add coconut milk, filtered pineapple juice and crushed ice.
- Stir the ingredients until you get a uniform consistency.
- Pour the resulting mixture into a pre-chilled tall glass.
- Separately, whip the cream, then gently mix it with a small amount of lime juice.
- Gently spread the snow-white mass on top of the rum base.
- A slice of fresh pineapple or a few cherries is perfect as a decoration for a strong drink.
banana colada recipe
The presented version of the alcoholic drink is especially popular in the summer, as it perfectly copes with thirst and helps to survive the heat that is difficult to bear.
An interesting addition to the classic recipe is a banana, which gives the alcohol sweet and aromatic notes, and also perfectly smoothes the effect of the alcohol base on the consumer's body, which helps to avoid a hangover in the morning.
The proportions presented in the table allow you to make from two to four servings of a fragrant, thick drink.
Required Ingredients
Cooking technology
- Pour bottled water into a small container such as Turks and add granulated sugar.
- We send the sweet mixture to a small fire and cook sugar syrup from the presented ingredients. As soon as the grains of the sweet component are completely dissolved in the liquid, the syrup is ready.
- We send the finished syrup to the refrigerator for quick cooling.
- In the meantime, mix rum, liquor, pineapple juice and a banana cut into small pieces in a bowl of a combine.
- Stir the ingredients until a homogeneous thick consistency is obtained.
- Pour in the cooled sugar syrup and add ice cubes.
- Turn on the device again and beat the mass until smooth.
- Separately, beat the cream until airy, strong peaks are obtained.
- Pour the prepared mix into glasses, and then carefully spread the whipped creamy mass.
- We carefully attach a slice of fresh pineapple and a ring of ripe banana to the edges of the glass.
- We drink alcohol exclusively in small sips, sipping it through a long straw.
Pina Colada cocktail recipe video
If I managed to arouse your curiosity about the most popular Pina Colada cocktail, then I advise you to get acquainted with other options for its preparation, which were developed by master bartenders. The presented video materials demonstrate the step-by-step processes for making this wonderful drink.
- Video #1. Of course, first of all, I present to your attention a detailed video of making a classic Pina Colada. The master of his craft will tell you about the correct sequence of mixing the ingredients, as well as enlighten you about the history of this mix.
- Video #2. The eminent bartender will present an interesting version of the Pina Colada cocktail, which is prepared using pineapple pulp, and not juice, as is customary in most recipes for this drink. Get acquainted with the step-by-step cooking technology and see what happens as a result.
- Video #3. This video shows an interesting version of the Pina Colada cocktail, developed by a professional bartender. The composition of this alcohol, in addition to the main components, involves cream, banana and fresh mint.
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As you can see for yourself, there is nothing complicated and intricate in preparing a delicious Pina Colada cocktail. It will not be difficult for you to make this drink with your own hands without leaving your home, without making much effort and without having a certain experience.
Pamper your friends and loved ones with an extremely expressive taste of homemade alcoholic drink, which can relax and cheer up every consumer in no time. Describe your favorite versions of this intoxicant in the comments. I wish you all the best in creating your own masterpiece cocktail!
One of the most favorite drinks of those who prefer the exotic is the Pina Colada cocktail. An unusual alcoholic drink first appeared in Puerto Rico, from where it began its journey around the rest of the world. Would you like to plunge into the coolness of the Caribbean? Then the Pina Colada cocktail is for you!
History of the cocktail
Initially, the drink consisted only of strained pineapple juice without pulp and was called colada. Then the juice began to be used to dilute white rum - this made it possible to muffle the taste of alcohol. This is how the original version of the Pina Colada was created.
Only in the last century, in Puerto Rico, competent proportions of the components were selected and the current version of the cocktail was created.
The addition of coconut milk completely changed the taste and aroma of the drink.
Serve "Pina Colada" in all the bars of the world began only after the appearance on the shelves of dry coconut cream.
The International Bartenders Association - IBA - added a cocktail to its list only in 1961.
There are several versions of the appearance of this cocktail. According to one of them, "Pina Colada" was invented by the bartender of the Beachcomber establishment Ramon Marerro in 1954.
According to the second version, the cocktail was created by a scientist who received an order from the Ministry of Agriculture of Puerto Rico. For the first time, the drink was presented to the guests of the Barracina restaurant. Since 1978, Pina Colada has become a real property of the entire republic, and the moment of its preparation was captured on a memorial plaque.
According to the third version, the Pina Colada cocktail was created in 1820, when the pirate Roberto Cofresi prepared a similar drink for his crew. Scientists of the 20th century only corrected the composition and proportions of the ingredients.
Varieties of the cocktail
Over time, the classic drink recipe has undergone significant changes, especially in those countries where coconut milk is a rare and inaccessible ingredient. Coconut liqueur or syrup is often used as its analogue, for example, Malibu.
To give the cocktail a creamy taste, Baileys liqueur is added, and vanillin is added for flavor.
The addition of various components led to the emergence of different variations of the cocktail:
- Non-alcoholic - does not include rum;
- "Chi Chi" - instead of rum, vodka is added;
- Lava Flow - Classic Pina Colada mixed with Strawberry Daiquiri
- "Amaretto Colada" - liqueur "Amaretto" is added;
- "Blue Hawaii" - Blue Curacao liqueur is added.
The secret composition of "Pina Colada"
Coconut cream - one of the ingredients of the cocktail - for a long time was kept in the strictest confidence by the bartender who created the drink. The author of the recipe was a professor at the University of Puerto Rico, Ramon Lopez, who, precisely because of the cream of "Cream of Coconut", stopped his scientific activity and went into commerce.
However, the secret of the second ingredient did not last long: the drink became more and more popular, and its recipe was published in the New York Times.
Immediately after the publication, heated debate began to arise regarding who is the creator of the cocktail. According to some reports, the famous bartender George Sinclair wrote in his articles that a similar cocktail was prepared in some bars at the beginning of the 20th century. Ramon Morerro has been accused of colluding with López and using the legend as a ruse to promote Kosmilk.
A certain Ramon Portas Mingota tried to present himself as the creator of Pina Colada. In his bar "La Baraccina" he sold a drink almost identical in composition, adding only condensed milk and coconut cream to it. However, the bartenders' association did not recognize his merits and left the authorship to Ramon Morrero.
To prepare a Pina Colada cocktail on your own at home, you need to follow the advice of professional bartenders who consider the traditional version of the drink to be fundamental. It should be said right away that in this case we mean a non-alcoholic version of the cocktail, which is called the “Virgin Pina Colada”.
Pineapple juice
If regular juice from tetrapack packaging is used to make Pina Colada, then it should only be of high quality. You should not add nectar - it will not give the necessary aftertaste to the drink.
Canned pineapples can be made into a tasty and flavorful cocktail, but they must be of high quality - cheap products often have a metallic taste.
It is not worth using syrup from pieces - to prepare a cocktail, it is pineapple that is crushed in a blender, which gives the drink a thick consistency. The amount of the ingredient is calculated from the ratio of 100 grams of juice to 90 grams of slices.
The ideal option is freshly squeezed pineapple juice, although it is extremely difficult to find a really ripe fruit. Even when the fruit ripens, it is extremely difficult to give the drink a real taste.
coconut cream
The classic cocktail recipe includes Coco Lopez cream, which is somewhat difficult to find for a home-made drink. For this reason, the drink is prepared using similar ingredients.
Coconut cream is one of the fractions of milk - the thickest part, resulting from its settling. The percentage of fat in such a product is very high.
Coco Lopez cream is made with cane sugar added to make coconut syrup. You can replace them with cream of other high quality brands, and add sweetness with sugar syrup. The fat content of such products is usually in the range of 30%.
Coconut cream, due to its consistency, often hardens when cooled, so it is slightly warmed up before mixing with other ingredients.
Preparing a Pina Colada Cocktail
Today, there are a huge number of variations of the classic Puerto Rican drink. You can cook it at home according to the recipe below.
Ingredients:
- 100 grams of pineapple juice or 90 grams of canned pineapple;
- 50 ml coconut cream;
- 50-70 grams of crushed ice;
- 20 ml of sugar syrup. It is desirable that it be from unrefined cane sugar.
Many bartenders make Pina Colada in a shaker, but lovers of classic cuisine prefer to use a blender - only with its help you can achieve the original lush consistency of a cocktail.
In addition, you cannot do without this device if you use not pineapple juice, but its slices.
All the ingredients are whipped in two stages - first all the ingredients without ice, then with it until a homogeneous consistency is obtained.
Pina Colada is served in special tall Hurricane glasses. The drink is decorated with slices of cherries, pineapple or strawberries. Many bartenders add whipped cream on top of the cocktail.
There is an equally spectacular way to serve Pina Colada: the drink is poured into glasses cut from pineapple.
Other original recipes
Coconut cream, an original and unusual ingredient in a Pina Colada, is often replaced with a mixture of coconut flakes and coconut juice or milk.
The necessary fat content is given to such components by adding ordinary cream.
Today, a huge number of different Pina Colada recipes have been created, which include bananas, ice cream, strawberries, kiwi, fruit syrups and other ingredients. Each of the new options has every right to exist and is distinguished by an unusual and original taste and aroma.
The only drawback of such drinks is that none of them is the original Puerto Rican cocktail that has become a national treasure of the republic.
It is worth adding that the calorie content of such a drink per 100 grams is about 170 kcal, so those who watch the figure should use it very carefully.
Tropical classic "Pina Colada"
Ingredients for homemade drink:
- 30 ml of white or light rum;
- 90 ml of pineapple juice;
- 30 ml coconut milk or cream;
- Ice cubes;
- Pineapple slices to decorate the drink.
A cocktail can be made in the most ordinary blender, into which all components are loaded and whipped until a mass of a homogeneous consistency is formed. The finished drink is poured into tall chilled glasses, which are decorated with pineapple slices, cocktail cherries or whipped cream. Cocktail umbrella and straw emphasize the Caribbean origin of the drink, allowing you to plunge into the atmosphere of endless summer.
Pina Colada with Malibu
Ingredients:
- 30 ml light or white rum;
- 30 ml of Malibu liqueur;
- 90 ml of pineapple juice;
- 30 ml low-fat cream;
- Small amount of ice.
The main difference between this cocktail recipe and the classic one is the addition of Malibu liqueur instead of coconut milk, which gives the drink a bright and rich taste and aroma and adds degrees of strength.
The cream indicated in the recipe softens the taste of alcohol and makes it less noticeable.
A cocktail is prepared in the same way as a classic one using a blender. The only thing worth paying attention to is that this option is alcoholic and, despite its lightness and pleasant taste, it can very quickly cause intoxication.
Virgin Pina Colada Recipe
Those who cannot stand alcohol or drive a car can enjoy an equally delicious non-alcoholic version of the Pina Colada cocktail, which is also called "virgin". Such a drink can also be prepared for young children who will not refuse a tasty and cool treat on a hot day.
Ingredients:
- 10 ml of pineapple juice;
- 60 ml coconut milk;
- Powdered sugar;
- 30 ml cream 15% fat.
The blender mixes pineapple juice, coconut milk and a small amount of cream. Powdered sugar is added to the rest, the components are whipped until a thick creamy mass is obtained.
The cocktail is served in a chilled tall glass so that all the layers of the drink are visible: first, a mixture of coconut milk and pineapple juice is poured, a cream of whipped cream and powdered sugar is added on top.
You can decorate the drink with pineapples, cherries, strawberries or chocolate chips.
Amigos Pina Colada Recipe
Ingredients:
- 60 ml of white rum;
- 30 ml dark rum;
- 75 ml of pineapple juice;
- 30 ml coconut milk or liquor;
- A small amount of cream.
This version of the cocktail combines dark and light rum, which gives it a brighter and richer taste of alcohol.
To prepare a drink, it is best to use only natural and high-quality ingredients, since canned pineapple juice, for example, can ruin its taste.
Preparing a cocktail is simple: all components are loaded into a glass of a blender and whipped until its contents acquire a uniform consistency. The finished drink is poured into tall glasses and garnished with cherries, whipped cream or pineapple.
Fresh strawberry colada
In summer, a huge amount of fruits and berries ripen, which are a sin not to use in the preparation of drinks. The original taste of the Pina Colada clubbing will delight connoisseurs of this cocktail.
To prepare it you will need:
- 60 ml of white rum;
- 50 coconut syrup or milk;
- 100 ml fresh pineapple juice;
- Strawberries.
The last ingredient gives the cocktail a delicate shade, pleasant taste and freshness.
Ice is poured into the blender (it is used to give the drink the necessary consistency), pineapple juice, rum, coconut milk are poured and strawberries are added. All ingredients are mixed, the drink is poured into tall glasses.
Strawberry Colada is garnished with thin slices of strawberries and a cocktail umbrella.
Banana Colada Recipe
This cocktail variation is especially popular in the summer. The main component of the drink is banana, which makes it sweet, aromatic and thick.
In addition, the addition of a banana perfectly smooths out the effects of alcohol, which allows you not to experience a hangover the next morning after a party.
Ingredients:
- 50 ml of white rum;
- 30 ml of Malibu liqueur;
- 1-2 bananas;
- 150 ml pineapple juice.
Preparing a cocktail is very simple: fresh bananas are cut into pieces, added along with the rest of the ingredients to a blender and thoroughly beaten for 3 minutes. The result is a delicious, airy and aromatic drink that is poured into a tall glass and garnished with banana slices, grated chocolate, pineapple chunks or whipped cream.
Pina Colada with ice cream
Ingredients:
- 20 ml light or white rum;
- 50 ml pineapple juice;
- 10 ml creamy ice cream;
- 3-5 ice cubes.
All components are mixed in a blender and whipped until a mass of a homogeneous consistency is obtained. The addition of creamy ice cream gives the drink a delicate aftertaste of cream and vanilla. You can decorate the cocktail with chocolate chips.
Blue Hawaiian cocktail recipe
Ingredients:
- 30 ml coconut liqueur;
- 10 ml of Blue Curacao liqueur;
- 20 ml creamy ice cream;
- 40 ml pineapple juice;
- Several ice cubes.
Preparing this variation of the cocktail is similar to the previous ones: the components are whipped in a blender and poured into glasses.
Cocktail "Pina Colada" - a drink with an unusual, bright and rich taste and smell. The ingredients from which it is prepared can vary at the request of the bartender, which leaves room for imagination.
Rum can be replaced with vodka and make a cocktail called "Chi-Chi". Of course, in this version, the taste of alcohol will be brighter, so it is decorated with different fruits to soften it.
The acidic environment of the drink can cause curdling of cream, so only low-fat types are usually taken.
The Pina Colada cocktail is a drink that came to us from tropical Puerto Rico and gained immense popularity. Today, in many bars around the world, you can find both the traditional version of the cocktail and its varieties, each of which is distinguished by its taste and aroma. A real drink from the Caribbean Islands will not leave indifferent even the most fastidious taster.
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