Message 24911 of 39188 in General Discussion

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> One thing that's been bugging me is an April 16th New York Times 
> column titled "At the Bar" from 1950. It's from before the 1954 
> creation date the Hilton gives, and claims Cuba as the originator of 
> the drink. Does Jared Brown's article clear up this inconsistency? (I 
> still haven't gotten my hands on a copy, sadly.)
> 
> "Drinks in the West Indies range from Martinique's famous rum punch 
> to Cuba's pina colada (rum, pineapple and coconut milk). Key west has 
> a variety of lime swizzles and punches, and Granadians use nutmeg in 
> their rum drinks. Cubans and Puerto Ricans make a variety of tasty 
> and exotic fruit beverages. These include guanabana (soursop juice), 
> fruta bomba (papaya), watermelon juice, muskmelon juice and a drink 
> of almond blended with banana juice."


I don't think in Cuba they ever drunk Piņa Colada, they have their own drink 
called "Saoco", which is served inside a coconut with it's own water, rum, 
sugar fresh pineapple chunks and ice.Excellent summer drink!!!
Dom Costa