The recipe

1¾ ozWhite rum50 ml
1 ozCream of coconut30 ml
1¾ ozPineapple juice50 ml

How to make it

1Put everything in a blender with ice.
2Blend until smooth.
3Pour into a large glass and serve with straws.

Garnish: A pineapple slice and a cherry.

Variations: A few drops of lime juice are a traditional tweak, and four slices of fresh pineapple can replace the juice.

The ratio

1 : ½ : 1

In parts, a Piña Colada is 1 rum, ½ coconut and 1 pineapple. Change one part and you have a cousin; the closest are below.

Rum · 1Coconut · ½Pineapple · 1

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Built the same way

Rum → Brandy

Suffering Bastard

1 : 1 : ½ : 3

Also rum

Hot Buttered Rum

1 : 2½

Rum → Vodka

Screwdriver

1 : 2

Rum → Tequila

Paloma

1 : 2

Head to head

On screen

Office Space (1999)

Milton Waddams

On holiday in Mexico after burning down Initech, Milton complains to a waiter that every drink order has come out wrong.

“I asked for a mai tai, and they brought me a pina colada, and I said no salt, NO salt for the margarita, but it had salt on it”

See the full quote on Movie Quotes Database →

Sources: Wikiquote: Office Space; Cheryl Charming (Miss Charming): Cocktails in Film

The White Lotus

Season 3, Episode 8, “Amor Fati” (2025) · Timothy Ratliff

On the family's last night at the villa, Timothy blends piña coladas laced with poisonous fruit seeds for himself and his family, sparing only Lochlan, then stops them before they drink.

Sources: The A.V. Club - The White Lotus season 3 finale recap 'Amor Fati'; TV Obsessive - The White Lotus S3E8 recap: 'Amor Fati' (The Coconut Milk Is Off); Esquire Australia - The White Lotus season 3 episode 8 finale recap

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More Tiki & Punches

Banana Daiquiri — Rum, banana liqueur, lime and a piece of ripe banana, blended with crushed ice until smooth: a fruity frozen Daiquiri.
Blue Hawaii — Pineapple, sweet-and-sour, blue curaçao, vodka and rum over ice: bright blue, fruity and very Waikiki.
Chartreuse Swizzle — Green Chartreuse stretched with pineapple, lime and falernum over crushed ice. Herbal, tropical and strong.
Don’s Special Daiquiri — Two rums blended with passion fruit, honey and lime over crushed ice. Fruity and tropical, with a funky Jamaican backbone.
Fog Cutter — Rum, brandy and gin with orange, lemon and orgeat, poured tall over ice and finished with a float of sherry. Trader Vic: “Fog Cutter, hell. After two of these, you won’t even see the stuff.”
Hurricane — Four ounces of dark rum with passion fruit syrup and lemon over crushed ice: big, fruity and strong.

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By the numbers

Estimated per drink, as served

Calories

≈ 267

Sugar

≈ 24 g

Strength

≈ 9.6%

Std. drinks

≈ 1.1

Cream of coconut ≈ 128White rum ≈ 110Pineapple juice ≈ 28 How we estimate