So I'm watching the Godfather part II... Alfredo and Michael are in Cuba and Alfredo lists a bunch of native drinks such as Cuba Libre and Pina Colada.

The question arises, are Pina Coladas native to Cuba? Or was Alfredo full of crap, cause he generally is.

Wiki says the following: Drinks in the West Indies range from Martinique's famous rum punch to Cuba's pina colada (rum, pineapple and coconut milk). Key West has a variety of lime swizzles and punches, and Granadians use nutmeg in their rum drinks.

clabbergirl.com says: Puerto Rico has declared the brew its national drink. Cubans have been sipping a traditional coconut and rum drink called saoco for decades, and sometimes they also cool off with a “Havana loco,” a rum and fruit blend cocktail. Maybe in the early twentieth century, on a whim somebody in Cuba decided to embellish his usual saoco with a bit of—why not!?—pina colada (strained pineapple). Yes, this explanation lacks drama, but, the old saying notwithstanding, I’ve found that the truth often is less strange than fiction.

drink-recipies.org,uk claims:The Bacardi Pina Colada is an intoxicating beverage. The alcoholic drink Bacardi is a rum based drink from Cuba.

thinkingbartender.com made me laugh:

The Cuban Pina Colada
by George Sinclair

The Pina Colada creation myth states that in 1954 a bartender by the name of Ramon “Monchito” Marrero invented the famous concoction at the Caribe Hilton Hotel situated in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Or was the Pina Colada invented in 1963 by Don Ramon Portas Mingot also in Puerto Rico. Or was it Ricardo Garcia? Or maybe "None of the Above". Or did I give the game away with the title of this article?

FOR THE RECORD, Bacardi rum is from Cuba, not Puerto Rico. The company moved from Cuba to Puerto Rico for what I think are obvious reasons. But incase you want to know, wiki says: Ospina describes how the Bacardi family and company left Cuba after it became clear that Castro was serious about his pledges for change. However, the exit had started a few years prior to the revolution; the company moved the all important Bacardi international trademarks out of the country (to the Bahamas) prior to the revolution. The revolutionary government nationalised all Bacardi assets in the country, and like many American businesses, Bacardi declined the settlement offered.


And like I said and proved before in a previous post, the Cuban flag came first, the Puerto Rican flag came second.

Nothing against Puerto Rico. I'm just tired of Cubans not getting credit where it is due.