Piña Colada

Most widely credited to bartender Ramón 'Monchito' Marrero at the Caribe Hilton's Beachcomber Bar in San Juan in the mid-1950s, though rival Puerto Rican bartenders have long contested the claim. Declared Puerto Rico's official national drink in 1978.

Puerto Rico's national cocktail — white rum blended with double cream, coconut cream and fresh pineapple juice over crushed ice until thick and frosty. The name means 'strained pineapple' in Spanish.

Ingredients

Method

Don't skip the crushed ice in the blender — it's what gives a proper piña colada its thick, frozen texture rather than a thin, watery one.