Message 24850 of 39188 in General Discussion

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> I was going to edit the Wiki with the Pina Colada info from this 
> article (in my own words of course, paraphrasing is a wonderful 
> thing)
> http://www.cruisemates.com/articles/humop/pinacoloda.cfm
> 
> but then thought I'd throw it open to the Webtenders for your 
> opinions. Is this 'the' story, or are there other histories that have 
> a different spin? I did a quick search for it in the forums, came up 
> with a post from back in 2001 by Dom.
> [Dom Costa] Re: Pina Colada History Claim in  Old San Juan
> 
> Dale mentions in TCotC that Ramon Marrera invented the drink in 1957, 
> funnily enough in the same Caribe Hilton as Mr. Garcia.
> 
> Opinons?
> 
> Adam


There were records of a drink called the Pina Colada being popular and 
available in New York in the 1930s. It may have used coconut milk and simple 
simple syrup instead of canned "coconut cream", though. Back in the 1920s 
apparently the Pina Colada was the name for what now would be called a Pina 
Fria, a frozen drink made with rum and pineapple juice. 
(http://groups.msn.com/drinkboy/cocktailrecipes.msnw?action=get_message&mview=0&ID_Message=9792&LastModified=4675545819115802862)