Puerto Rico: Pina Colada

Caribe Hilton Hotel, San Juan, 00907, Puerto Rico

Simona Bertolaso

San Juan

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You can trace the origins of not one, but two classic cocktails to Puerto Rico. Perhaps unsurprisingly, locals claim the “rum and Coke” as their own; and there’s also evidence to suggest the Pina Colada was invented Here. The origins of the piña colada of course are like the origins of the universe: shrouded in mystery and hotly disputed.

In Puerto Rico, where the fruity-frothy combo of pineapple, coconut cream, and rum is considered the official cocktail of the island, two different San Juan businesses—the Caribe Hilton hotel and Barrachina restaurant—claim to be the birthplace of the drink.

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