HILTON SHAKE UP PINA COLADA DAY WITH INTERNATIONALLY INSPIRED MENU
Celebrating 70 years of the iconic ‘holiday in a glass’ cocktail with four limited-edition Pina Colada cocktails.
To celebrate 70 years since the invention of the PinaColada at the Caribe Hilton back in 1954, this National Piña Colada Day on 10th July Hilton is launching an exclusive cocktail and mocktail menu available all summer, serving four new culturally modern adaptations of the world-famous Piña Colada with twists inspired by San Juan, Amsterdam and Tokyo.
These sumptuous creations will be available at all Hilton Hotels & Resorts properties across the UK, until the end of September – including the vibrant Revery Bar at the iconic newly renovated London Hilton on Park Lane and the skyhigh Cloud 23 Bar at Hilton Manchester Deansgate which boasts panoramic views of the city.
Piña Natura has been created by Matteo Giannuzzi, recently promoted to Beverage Director at Conrad London St. James, the flavours are inspired by the essence of San Juan, using zero waste techniques and vibrant tropical flavours like fresh lime to celebrate the cocktail’s Puerto Rican origins.
Vamos is a delicious collision of cultures, created at Conrad Tokyo by Daichi Tanaka, mixes the classic elements of the Piña Colada and infuses it with traditional Japanese flavours such as sake and daichi.
Speculada combines the famous DoubleTree by Hilton and fan favourites Dutch Speculaas Cookies, created by the We Are Eden team at DoubleTree by Hilton Amsterdam Centraal, this drink is a harmony of nostalgia and indulgence with a crumbled cookie garnish and speculaas syrup.
Zero Colada is perfect for those looking for non-alcoholic options without compromising on the much loved taste of refreshing pineapple and classic coconut.
The menu is in honour of the original creation of the cocktail, which was developed at Caribe Hilton in Puerto Rico in 1954 after three months of experimentation by bartender Ramón “Monchito” Marrero. The Piña Coladahas been much loved for its delicious and refreshing mix of rum, pineapple and coconut, delivering that holiday feeling with every sip.
Building on this innovative spirit, the updated recipes were created by Hilton bartenders in a Hilton first – a global contest in partnership with Bacardi that saw food and drink teams compete at Caribe Hilton, the birthplace of the Piña Colada. The first place (Piña Natura), second place (Vamos) and third place (Speculada) mixes have been reunited with the original and mocktail version to be served at Hilton Hotels and Resorts properties across EMEA.
