Piña Colada
...and some fruity twists
When it comes to Summer Cocktails the Piña Colada is often at the top of the list. Ok, so it may be a bit old fashioned and make you think of the 1980’s but there’s a reason its hung about so long. It’s a great cocktail.
Not just a holiday favourite, it’s actually quite a classic cocktail having been invented in 1957 in Puerto Rico.
Piña Colada - Classic
Ingredients
50 ml White Rum
50 ml Coconut Cream
50 ml Pineapple Juice
10 ml Lime Juice
Crushed Ice
1 Scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream
Pineapple Slice to Garnish
Method
Pour all of the ingredients along with the crushed ice into a blender and blitz.
Serve in a medium tall glass and garnish with a thin wedge of pineapple
Coconut Cream or Cream of Coconut
Using Coconut cream, the product usually sold next to the tins of coconut milk in supermarkets, gives a much less sweet taste to this drink and is probably closer to the original creation.
Cream of Coconut is a completely different thing and gives a much sweeter taste.
If you’re not using the Vanilla Ice Cream you may want to try Cream of coconut instead.
Piña Colada - Mango Twist
Ingredients
50 ml Bacardi Gold Rum
25 ml Coconut Cream
75 ml Pineapple Juice
25 ml Mango Juice
15 ml Galliano
Pineapple wedge or Slice of Mango to Garnish
Method
Blitz all of the ingredients except the Galliano and ice in a blender.
Half fill a Hurricane Glass with ice and strain over the cocktail.
Trickle Galliano over.
Add Wedge of Pineapple or slice of Mango to garnish.
Piña Colada -Float
Ingredients
50 ml Spiced Rum
50 ml Coconut Cream
50 ml Pineapple Juice
10 ml Lime Juice
Small handful of Crushed Ice
1 Scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream
Sprite, (Lemonade or 7 Up)
Pineapple Slice to Garnish
Method
If you have the time and inclination this is great served inside a hollowed out Pineapple. Cut a pineapple in half, scoop out all of the flesh to make two cups and use one as a glass. Or for simplicity serve in a sundae glass.
Blitz all of the ingredients except the Sprite and the ice cream together.
Pour into a a Sundae glass or into your prepared pineapple.
Float ice cream on top
Top up to brim with Sprite (or lemonade or 7Up)
Add Wedge of Pineapple to garnish. Add a cocktail umbrella for that real holiday feeling.
Piña Colada - Mimosa Twist
Ingredients
15 ml Coconut Rum
50 ml Pineapple Juice
5 ml Lime Juice
Small handful of Crushed Ice
125 ml Prosecco
Pineapple Slice to Garnish
Method
Mix Rum and Pineapple Juice in an ice filled Shaker
Pour into large Flute style glass
Top up with Chilled Prosecco
Add Wedge of Pineapple to garnish.
Spiced or White Rum - What's the difference?
White rum, has a light flavour and almost no colour. Spiced rum is aged for the same amount of time as black rum, but with the addition of spices to give it a sweet spiced flavour
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Popular White Rums
Probably the most famous white rum in the UK is Bacardi but there are many others with different characteristics, including Silver Moon – dedicated to saving Sea Turtles.
Dedicated to saving Sea Turtles from Barbados and Jamaica
63% Overproof White Rum from Jamaica
Co-founded by Musician Kano - Jamaican rum
Venezuelan Aged White Rum
3yo White Barbados Rum
Popular Dark Rums
Captain Morgan or Lambs Navy Rum are the usual dark rums available in most UK bars, but there are many others with amazing flavours and aromas.
Some are way too nice and expensive to be mixed with
