The recipe
- 4 ozPineapple juice120 ml
- 1½ ozCream of coconut45 ml
- ¾ ozCream23 ml
- ¾ ozMilk23 ml
How to make it
- 1Put everything in a blender with ice.
- 2Blend until smooth.
- 3Pour into a chilled hurricane glass.
Garnish: A pineapple wedge and a cherry.
Variations: olive makes it with 75 ml pineapple juice, 50 ml coconut cream, the juice of a lime, apple juice, sugar syrup and a dash of almond extract. The simplest version is the Piña Colada with the rum left out.
Difford’s calls it a Temperance Piña Colada: 4 oz pineapple, 1½ oz cream of coconut, ¾ oz each whipping cream and whole milk.
The ratio
5½ : 2 : 1 : 1
In parts, a Virgin Piña Colada is 5½ pineapple, 2 coconut, 1 cream and 1 milk. Change one part and you have a cousin; the closest are below.
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