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Blend all three ingredients with ice and serve with a straw

Piña Colada

The IBA three-ingredient Piña Colada relies on an electric blender for its cold, creamy texture and clean tropical balance.

Verified by CocktailSteps Editorial Team · Reviewed August 25, 2026

Time
5 minutes
Level
Easy
Glass
Highball
Approx. ABV
13% · Medium-low
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Piña Colada served in a highball

Measured for the room

Ingredients

Number of servings
  • Bottle with a generic White Rum label
    White rum

    Recommended brandBACARDÍ Carta Blanca

    1.67 oz
  • Thick white coconut cream in a small glass carafe
    Coconut cream

    Recommended brandCoco López Cream of Coconut

    1 oz
  • Fresh golden pineapple juice in a small glass carafe
    Fresh pineapple juice

    Recommended brandFresh ripe pineapple

    1.67 oz
  • Fresh half-moon slice of ripe pineapple
    Pineapple sliceOptional

    Recommended brandFresh ripe pineapple

    1 slice
  • Dark red cocktail cherry in a small glass dish
    Cocktail cherryOptional

    Recommended brandLuxardo Original Maraschino Cherries

    1 piece

Amounts scale from the verified one-glass recipe. Technique and timing stay unchanged.

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  • Base spirit

    White rum

    Choose a dry white rum with enough cane character for lime and mint, but a clean finish for pineapple and coconut.

    • Best fit · RecommendedBACARDÍ Carta BlancaApprox. $13–20 · 750 ml

      Light, dry, and fresh across a Mojito, Daiquiri, or creamy Piña Colada.

    • Smart buyDon Q CristalApprox. $12–18 · 750 ml

      A clean, dry foundation for citrus builds and blended tropical drinks.

    • UpgradeProbitas White Blended RumApprox. $30–38 · 750 ml

      A fuller blend that adds tropical fruit and extra depth.

Approximate U.S. shelf prices reviewed July 2026. Local price and availability vary.

Measured method

How to make Piña Colada

  1. 01

    Measure into the blender

    1⅔ oz rum · 1 oz coconut · 1⅔ oz pineapple

    Add 1⅔ oz white rum, 1 oz coconut cream, and 1⅔ oz fresh pineapple juice to the blender jar.

    Measure into the blender stage with aged brass cocktail jigger
    Measure into the blender visual check
  2. 02

    Blend with ice

    Cubed ice · blend until smooth

    Add a scoop of cubed ice and blend just until the drink is smooth and evenly creamy.

    Blend with ice stage with electric blender holding a pale coconut and pineapple mixture
    Blend with ice visual check
  3. 03

    Pour and add the straw

    Pour the full blend · 1 straw

    Pour the complete blended drink into a large highball and add 1 straw without adding fresh ice.

    Pour and add the straw stage with blender pitcher of piña colada beside a clean straw
    Pour and add the straw visual check
  4. 04

    Add pineapple and cherry

    1 pineapple slice · 1 cocktail cherry

    Set 1 pineapple slice on the rim and secure 1 cocktail cherry against it.

    Add pineapple and cherry stage with fresh pineapple slice with a red cocktail cherry
    Add pineapple and cherry visual check
Key move

Use thick coconut cream and stop blending once the texture is smooth

Set the station

Tools

  • Aged-brass Japanese-style jigger
    Jigger

    Recommended brandCocktail Kingdom Japanese Style Jigger

  • Compact countertop blender with a clear pitcher
    Electric blender

    Recommended brandVitamix E310 Explorian Blender

  • Empty clear highball glass
    Highball glass

    Recommended brandRIEDEL Drink Specific Highball

Know the pour

Medium-low

White rum and pineapple juice use equal measures, balanced by a smaller pour of rich coconut cream.

Contains alcohol. Serve only to adults of legal drinking age and enjoy responsibly.

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Ratio
1⅔ oz white rum · 1 oz coconut cream · 1⅔ oz pineapple juice
Tools
Jigger · Electric blender · Highball glass
Technique
Blend all three ingredients with ice and serve with a straw
Timing
Blend only until the texture is smooth

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