Piña Colada is a sweet and creamy tropical cocktail that has been celebrated as the national drink of Puerto Rico since 1978. It is a simple but delicious mixture of rum, pineapple juice, coconut milk, and coconut cream, often shaken or blended with ice, served in a chilled glass, then garnished with a piece of pineapple or a cherry on top.
The cocktail can be made with different types of rum or different proportions of ingredients than those used in the original recipe, but it can also be served frozen. Regarding the cocktail's origins, a bartender named Ramón "Monchito" Marrero Pérez made this cocktail in 1954 at the Caribe Hilton Hotel in San Juan, which is now considered a birthplace of the Piña Colada.
Types of Piña Colada
Recipe variations
Piña Colada
READY IN 5minAdapted from the International Bartenders Association’s website, this is considered the official recipe for piña colada.
Caribe Hilton's Piña Colada
READY IN 5minThis is the Caribe Hilton's piña colada recipe, the place where Ramón "Monchito" Marrero Pérez created the cocktail in the 1954. The addition of heavy cream makes this version very creamy.
Piña Colada Authentic recipe
Adapted from the International Bartenders Association’s website, this is considered the official recipe for piña colada.
