The Piña Colada — Puerto Rico’s Iconic Tropical Escape
In this week’s episode of Into the Barchive, Blake and Tim continue their tiki and tropical cocktail series with one of the most recognizable vacation drinks of all time: the Piña Colada.
Timed with National Piña Colada Day, this episode looks beyond the drink’s reputation as an overly sweet frozen cliché and explores why the Piña Colada deserves a more thoughtful place in the tropical cocktail canon. Blake and Tim trace the drink’s debated origins in San Juan, Puerto Rico, its connection to the Caribe Hilton, the importance of Coco Lopez, and how rum, pineapple, coconut, and acidity come…
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