Díaz de Villegas's book, the original Monchito recipe was to pour 85 grams of cream of coconut, 170 grams of pineapple juice and 43 grams of white rum into a blender or shaker with crushed ice, blend or shake very well until smooth, then pour into chilled glass and garnish with pineapple wedge and/or a maraschino cherry. Preparation Piña coladaĪs recounted by his friends in José L. In 1978, Puerto Rico proclaimed the cocktail to be its official drink. īarrachina, a restaurant in Puerto Rico, says that "a traditional Spanish bartender Don Ramon Portas Mingot in 1963 created what became the world's famous drink: the Piña Colada." Calderón celebrating the drink's 50th anniversary. The hotel was presented with a proclamation in 2004 by Puerto Rico Governor Sila M. According to this account, Marrero finally settled upon the recipe for the Piña Colada, which he felt captured the true nature and essence of Puerto Rico. The Caribe Hilton Hotel claims Ramón "Monchito" Marrero created the Piña Colada in 1954 while a bartender at the hotel. In 1950, The New York Times reported that "Drinks in the West Indies range from Martinique's famous rum punch to Cuba's pina colada (rum, pineapple and coconut milk)." This recipe includes white rum, coconut milk and crushed pineapple blended with ice. Ī recipe for a "pina colada" is included in The Savoy Cocktail Book by Harry Craddock, published in 1930. Historian Haydée Reichard disputes this version of the story. With his death in 1825, the recipe for the piña colada was lost. This was what would be later known as the famous piña colada. The earliest known story states that in the 19th century, Puerto Rican pirate Roberto Cofresí, to boost his crew's morale, gave them a beverage or cocktail that contained coconut, pineapple and white rum. History Ramón Portas Mingot is credited with creating the drink. The name piña colada ( Spanish) literally means "strained pineapple", a reference to the freshly pressed and strained pineapple juice used in the drink's preparation. It may be garnished with either a pineapple wedge, maraschino cherry, or both. The piña colada ( / ˌ p iː n j ə k oʊ ˈ l ɑː d ə, - n ə-, - k ə-/ Spanish: piña, "pineapple", and colada, "strained") is a cocktail made with rum, cream of coconut or coconut milk, and pineapple juice, usually served either blended or shaken with ice. † Piña Colada recipe at International Bartenders Association 4 slices of fresh pineapple can be used instead of juice Historically a few drops of fresh lime juice were added to taste. Slice of pineapple with a cocktail cherryīlend all the ingredients with ice in an electric blender, pour into a large glass, and serve with straws. For other uses, see Piña colada (disambiguation).
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