The first time I had ever tasted a pina colada was when I was in college at this Caribbean club. It seems like every college city has a Caribbean club.
I think I paid around five dollars or more, and it came in a huge glass with an umbrella. The thing I found so captivating about the drink was the
color. It is a soft, snow white type of color and the aroma is so inviting and just pulls you in.
Even though there is rum in the drink, all I really ended up tasting was the coconut and there was a lot of it, but enough to make me grow tired of it.
I’m not really a coconut fan unless it’s fresh so I was surprised at how drawn I was to this drink because I think I had quite a few that night, and I even took the glass out of the bar as a souvenir.
I have to admit I’m one of those people that have a Hawaiian night at least once per year, and this drink is a ...