My Piña Colada-inspired mocktail | Chicago Loves Panini

Mocktail time is here: Cheers to summer!

Are you a fan of Puerto Rico’s national drink, Piña Colada? Then, you must be super excited because Piña Colada Day is coming up on July 10 🙂

I don’t drink alcohol often, but I do love the deliciousness of pineapple and coconut combined. This is why recently I tried my hand at making my own creamy and refreshing Piña Colada-inspired mocktail, with a few additions that reflect the readily available ingredients I had – and my cheerful summer mood, lol

Several bartenders claimed to have invented Piña Colada. As stated on the Caribe Hilton website, “Cocktail legend has it that the hotel’s bartender, Ramón “Monchito” Marrero was experimenting with blended drink recipes when he landed on the delicious mix of rum, coconut cream and pineapple juice. Marrero served up the icy summer cocktail for more than three decades, and saw it become the official drink of Puerto Rico.” Another bartender at Caribe Hilton, Ricardo García, claimed to have invented it. Last but not least, Ramón Portas Mignot, a cocktailer at Barrachina in Old San Juan, was the third bartender to claim crafting this delicious tropical delight in 1963. (DiscoverPuertoRico.com)

Caribe Hilton is still serving up the original piña colada. The ingredients and instructions can be found here.

I love mocktails, and making a Piña Colada-inspired mocktail was an exciting task. A few muddled raspberries topped with ZingZang Piña Colada Mix and ice, more raspberries, garnished with orange and fresh mint – and let’s not forget one of my favorite, not-so-secret summer ingredients: blackcurrant syrup. I think mulberry syrup would work equally well – it all depends on what you have available.

Such a delicious and refreshing combination, imo:

Do you have a favorite cocktail or mocktail? Let me know in the comments, and Happy Piña Colada Day 🙂

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