Piña CoCo Lada
A refreshing, fruity and bubbly rum cocktail ∙ Build ∙ 2 min ∙ 14.6% ABV ∙
The Piña CoCo Lada is an unblended, sparkling Piña Colada of pineapple cordial, white rum, cachaça, coconut rum liqueur and dry sparkling wine over ice.
Ingredients
1
Servings
Garnish
Instructions for 1 serving
- Pre-chill a glass
- Pour all ingredients into the ice-filled glass: Pineapple cordial 60 mlWhite rum 40 mlCachaça 5 mlCoconut rum liqueur 10 mlDry sparkling wine 20 ml
- Briefly stir
- Garnish with a pineapple wedge
Tips
- Stir only briefly once everything is in the glass, so the sparkling wine keeps its bubbles.
History
The Piña CoCo Lada has no documented creation story of its own. It is a sparkling riff on the Piña Colada and, like the Cachaça Piña Colada, adds cachaça alongside the rum; a splash of dry sparkling wine makes it lighter, drier, and more effervescent than the original blended drink.
The Piña Colada itself is generally credited to Ramón "Monchito" Marrero, a bartender at the Caribe Hilton in San Juan, Puerto Rico, though the nearby Barrachina restaurant in Old San Juan also claims the invention.
FAQ
How do you make a Piña CoCo Lada?
Pour the pineapple cordial, white rum, cachaça, and coconut rum liqueur into a chilled, ice-filled glass, add the dry sparkling wine, stir briefly, and garnish with a pineapple wedge. It is never blended or shaken, so it stays light and fizzy rather than thick and frosty.
What is in a Piña CoCo Lada?
Pineapple cordial, white rum, a small measure of cachaça, coconut rum liqueur, and dry sparkling wine. Coconut rum liqueur brings the coconut in place of the cream in a classic Piña Colada, and the sparkling wine adds the fizz.
