Pina Colada

This is one of the first cocktails I ever had. And the cocktail I had for the longest time before chocolate took over! I had my first pina colada in Florida and now whenever I have this it reminds me of beaches, vacations and good times. Well I am blogging about this before summer is for three reasons, first is Jagruti's Joyful Eating whilst Traveling event for which I am thinking about the best travel-food memory, and second is Indrani's Spotlight: Summer foods and drinks and Srivalli's Thanda Mela. I cannot think of a cocktail dearer than this one and with better memories. So this one goes to their events. 

Ingredients:

2 oz pineapple juice

2 oz coconut cream

1 1/2 oz light rum or malibu coconut rum (skip this to make a virgin version)

1 cup crushed ice

Blend all the ingredients and serve in a hurricane glass (for authenticity). Garnish with a pineapple wedge and a cherry. Enjoy and dream of beaches!
Below are some of the photos from our travels, Sarasota, Miami and West Palm Beach.
Sarasota beaches have white sands with 7 different types of textures as you move along the coast. The east coast sands, Miami and West Palm beach are brown.