Piña colada

  • Preparation 5 min
  • Servings 1 cocktail

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Piña colada

  • 2 oz (60 ml) white rum
  • 1 ½ oz (45 ml) coconut cream (Coco Lopez or equivalent, not coconut milk)
  • 1 ½ oz (45 ml) pineapple juice
  • ½ oz (15 ml) freshly squeezed lime juice
  • Ice cubes, as needed

For the garnish

  • 1 wedge of fresh pineapple
  • 1 pineapple leaf

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Preparation

  • Fill a cocktail shaker with ice cubes up to ¾ full.
  • Add the white rum, coconut cream, pineapple juice and freshly squeezed lime juice.
  • Close the shaker tightly and shake vigorously for 15 to 20 seconds, until the outside of the shaker is well frosted.
  • Strain into a tulip glass (or a highball glass) filled with fresh ice cubes.
  • Garnish with a fresh pineapple wedge perched on the rim of the glass and a pineapple leaf for the tropical look. Serve immediately with a straw.