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Piña Colada

A blended tropical classic. Our specification makes the coconut product explicit: sweetened cream of coconut, with a measured ice charge for consistency.

Rum · Tropical · Sweet

5 min1 ServingHurricane

Ingredients

Ice and water are assumed. Add everything else you have.

Piña Colada · Hurricane
AI-generated illustration

Method

Blend

Equipment: Jigger or measuring spoon · Blender

  1. Stir the sweetened cream of coconut until smooth. Add it, the rum and pineapple juice to a blender.
  2. Add 120 g crushed ice per serving. Blend briefly until the drink is smooth and lightly slushy.
  3. Pour into a chilled hurricane glass. Add pineapple and a cherry if available.

A small detail

Sweetened cream of coconut is different from unsweetened coconut cream. Do not swap them without rebalancing sugar.

Estimated strength

Light

What does this mean?

Per serving: ≈ 8% ABV · ≈ 15.8 g alcohol

An estimate, not a measurement. Dilution lowers concentration but does not remove alcohol. Check your bottle label. These typical alcohol levels can vary by brand and market.

Added water from ice: 0%. Water added as a percentage of the measured liquid before mixing. Ice melt varies with temperature, time and technique.

Includes 120 ml of fully melted blending ice. This is the melted-drink equivalent, not the liquid phase of a slush.

Plan for a party

Mix individually

Fresh preparation makes the difference here. Use these totals to shop, then make each serving separately.

Guests: 6

Fresh preparation makes the difference here. Use these totals to shop, then make each serving separately.

One recipe serving per guest. Choose the amount you want to prepare.

Ingredients for the party

  • 300 ml White rum
  • 180 ml Cream of coconut (sweetened)
  • 300 ml Pineapple juice

Optional garnishes · Optional

  • 6 pieces Fresh pineapple (wedge, for garnish)
  • 6 pieces Cocktail cherries (for garnish)

Water for the batch

Reserve 720 g crushed ice for blending. Blend only what your machine can comfortably handle, then serve immediately. Do not replace this ice with water.

Prepare and serve

    • Prepare fresh juice close to serving and keep it chilled separately unless it is explicitly in the base. Fresh batches are for this service, not an overnight storage promise.
    • Stir coconut products smooth before measuring. Keep them chilled according to their labels and mix each serving fresh to avoid separation.
    • Blend with the measured crushed ice only at service. A stored slush melts and separates.

    The list saves ingredient names, not party quantities. Check the totals above against how much you have. Garnishes and ice are not added.

    Bartender sources: Campari Academy: batching techniques · Dave Arnold: measuring dilution and batching · Simon Difford: water and dilution · Jeffrey Morgenthaler: batch calculator

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