Garnish:
Lime wedge
How to make:
SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass.
| 2 fl oz | Caribbean blended rum aged 6-10 years |
| 4 fl oz | Pineapple juice (fresh pressed) |
| 1/4 fl oz | Lime juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1/4 fl oz | Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°brix) |
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Review:
This Colada has no coconut, but it is smooth, balanced and rather tasty.
Variant:
Piña Colada (Difford's recipe)
Piña Colada (Puerto Rican style)
Champagne Piña Colada
Temperance Piña Colada
History:
Basically a pineapple-flavoured Daiquiri. This recipe is based on a piece in the December 1922 edition of Travel Magazine, the first known written reference to a Piña Colada, and is what we now refer to as a 'Cuban Style Piña Colada' - one without coconut.
Nutrition:
One serving of Pina Colada Cocktail (Cuban Style) contains 257 calories.
Alcohol content:
- 1.4 standard drinks
- 9.93% alc./vol. (19.86° proof)
- 19.4 grams of pure alcohol
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