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Coco-Colada
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Submitted on: August 18, 2024
I always love a good Piña Colada, especially on vacation! But they can just be so cloyingly sticky sweet - so much sugar! The best piña coladas are the fancy kind, with a fabulous rum. And you don't even have to run it through the blender!
Ingredients
- 2 oz
- 1 oz
- 1 oz
- .5 oz
Instructions
Garnish
Build
Glass
Estimated strength
Lime Wedge, Coconut Chunk, Pineapple Fronds
Shake & Strain
Old Fashioned/Rocks
About 15% ABV (estimate)
By Jes Gutierrez Switaj
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Jes grew up in Harrisburg, PA, spent 15 years in New York City, and currently calls FIshtown, Philadelphia home. She bartended her way through college for fashion design, a degree which led her to a career in product styling for photography, mainly textile-based. She is constantly cooking and has procured nearly every spice known to man. (If you ask her about her hot sauces, she just might give you some). This naturally evolved into a love for the art of cocktail crafting. Although her Instagr...
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Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake briskly to chill and combine. Strain into a rocks glass full of ice. Garnish with a lime wedge and a chunk of fresh coconut. Add pineapple fronds if you're feeling extra fancy.
Editor's Note
A shaken, rocks-served take on the Piña Colada that trades frozen slush for crisp, balanced acidity. Aged rum provides the necessary depth to ground the tropical profile.
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Crafted Pour
4 August 2026
This sounds like a fantastic, sophisticated way to enjoy those tropical flavors without the heavy sweetness of a blender drink! I love the idea of serving this over fresh ice in a rocks glass.
Stacy (Crafted Pour)
27 August 2024
We are definitely on the same page with Pina colada, but this one sounds incredible.
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