When is National Pina Colada Day?
Monday July 10th, rum-based cocktail on National Pina Colada Day is commemorated. A Pina Colada is usually served blended or shaken with ice and is often served with rum or shaken with ice, as well as rum.
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Pina Colada means "strained pineapple," a reference to the drink's newly extracted and strained pineapple juice.
Though pineapple has long been a part of rum's distillation history, coconut didn't turn up until later. In 1922, the first written mention of a pina colada appeared in 1922. The pina colada was invented in 1952 by two separate San Juanians, but there are two contradictory claims to the discovery of the pina colada. Neither wavers from their tale are survivors. Neither wavers from their tale.
No matter who made the first creamy, sweet rum drink, it has always been infused with the ocean and beaches. The cocktail's bright color suggests sunshine and vacation. We can only think of suntans, while the pineapple's freshness makes a refreshing note of summer breezes.
