Mix all ingredients with ice in a blender until smooth. Pour into a goblet. Garnish with a maraschino cherry and pineapple wedge, and serve.

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The pia colada (Spanish, strained pineapple: pia, pineapple colada, strained) is a sweet, rum-based cocktail made with hard rum, coconut cream, and pineapple juice, usually served either blended or shaken with ice. It may be garnished with a pineapple wedge or a maraschino cherry. The pia colada has been the official beverage of Puerto Rico since 1978. The Pia Colada was introduced on August 16, 1954 at the Caribe Hiltons Beachcomber Bar in San Juan, Puerto Rico by its alleged creator, Ramon Monchito Marrero. Apparently, the hotel management had expressly requested Monchito to mix a new signature drink that would delight the demanding palates of its starstudded clientele. Monchito accepted the challenge, and after 3 intense months of blending, shaking and experimenting, the first Pia Colada was born. This story is more credible because the Pia Colada contains cream of coconut as one of the primary ingredients, and the cream of coconut "Coco Lpez" (which is the pioneer) was invented in 1954 in the University of Puerto Rico by Ramn Lp...

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