The Ultimate Piña Colada Recipe

Name: The Ultimate Summer Cocktail
Ingredients: 2 ounce flor de cana 4-year rum; 1 1/2 ounce cream of coconut; 1 ounce pineapple juice; 1/2 ounce pineapple gomme (pineapple gum syrup)

Marcy Franklin|Aug. 23, 2012 1:59 pm EST

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This true summer cocktail, the piña colada, is served at the Teardrop Cocktail Lounge in Portland. Click here for the Ultimate Summer Cocktail Party.

Servings

1

Ingredients

2 ounce flor de cana 4-year rum
1 1/2 ounce cream of coconut
1 ounce pineapple juice
1/2 ounce pineapple gomme (pineapple gum syrup)

Directions

Shake, strain over crushed ice in a tall hurricane. Garnish with cherries and grated nutmeg.
Crack coconuts, reserve water. Grate flesh, place in pan with equal parts coconut water and heavy cream. Let simmer for 20 minutes (do not boil), then remove from heat and let steep for 1 hour. Strain thoroughly through cheesecloth. Add sugar (2/3 volume of coconut water), pour back and forth between containers to dissolve. Bottle and label and date.