Chicagoist: Properly Sauced: The Piña Colada

stevegoz

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:06:27 -0600

Chuck, you seem like a man who knows his rums. What's your opinion of these whities? -- Tommy Bahama White Sand -- Rubi Rey -- Cruzan Light -- Myers Platinum Thanks!

Ingrid

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:16:58 -0600

I think I'll just go to Zack's.

Zack

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:44:27 -0600

Just got back from the store with all the fixins. I'm going to make some chicken and shrimp fajitas to go along with the fine tropical drink. Not Puerto Rican, but I had everything I needed for the fajitas and don't feel like busting out anything new tonight,.

Chuck Sudo

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:27:12 -0600

Ingrid: I've been giving advice to friends and foes alike for the better part of a week on everything from gluten-free beer to where to take someone on a first date. In that spirit, use the wine for cooking a nice reduction and buy the fixings for a piña colada. Prescott: I inoculated myself from Rupert Holmes this morning by listening to Patty Griffin. I've been singing "Mil Besos" in Spanish throughout the office all day. That's the Faustian bargain I had to make in order to write this.

Ingrid

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:16:55 -0600

I have not had a pina colada in years. YEARS!!!! But this is just tempting me....I can either finish that leftover bottle of wine tonight or dash to Binny's and get some ingredients. The frugal part of me is leaning towards the old wine. I mean, if I don't drink it tonight then I will toss it tomorrow....but the part of me that hasn't had a pina colada in years is telling me to make that Binny's run and frugality be damned. And I am just so thirsty now. One should never go into a Binny's while thirsty. What to do? What to do?

Prescott Carlson

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:14:58 -0600

Great, now I have Rupert Holmes stuck in my brain. DAMN YOU, SUDO!!

Shannon

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:05:13 -0600

Chuck, thanks! now if only i still lived across the street from Binny's... *sniff*

Wes Sabi

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:39:21 -0600

I ate at Barrachina a couple of years ago and was extremely disappointed to see the pina colada premixed in a Bunn Ultra machine instead of being made by hand by the bartender. The machine didn't look all that clean, either.

Zack

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:25:05 -0600

Wow, that looks like it would really hit the spot. I may have to run out and pick some stuff up, the glory of working from home.

The Meteorologist

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:01:17 -0600

Nice -- the cream is the secret ingredient that really brings it all together. I usually use an extra splash but not too much cause the drink is heavy enough as it is. Kick ass, Chuck.

Chuck Sudo

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:37:57 -0600

Shannon: In lieu of Bacardi, for a starter white rum I would recommend Ron Rico or Barbancourt. The white rum versions of those (particularly the Barbancourt) have a bite from the sugar cane that could take some acclimatizing. But I've always found the best thing to do is to jump into the deep end of the pool headfirst. Of the two I listed in the post, Ron Matusalem is the most accessible. It's very smooth and has a clean flavor that I find appeals to vodka drinkers. Last I checked, it's part of the Skyy/Campari portfolio, which is known for spirits of unassumingly good quality. The Matusalem rum line is one of their sleepers.

Shannon

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:26:52 -0600

btw, can you recommend a rum for people who don't know if they like rum or not?

Shannon

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:26:26 -0600

dammit, dammit, dammit. this sounds sooooo good. why must you torture me so, Sudo??