Post #225413 by captnkirk on Thu, Apr 6, 2006 9:05 PM

This is one area of tiki mixology where it looks like Trader Vic was a follower and not a leader.

I looked in my 1947 "Bartenders Guide... by Trader Vic", and there is no Bahia or Pina Colada.

In the revised edition of that book "Trader Vic's Bartender's Guide" which came out in 1972 both drinks are listed.

Bahia
2.5 oz unsweetened pineapple juice
1 oz Lopez coconut cream
1 oz white Jamaica rum
1 oz Trader Vic light Puerto Rican rum

Mix with ice cubes in a commercial electric drink mixer (or by hand with a shaker can and mixing glass), Pour into 10-ounce pilsner glass. Fill with cracked ice. Decorate with fresh mint and fruit stick.

Pina Colada
2 oz golden Puerto Rican rum
3 oz unsweetened pineapple juice
Blend in electric drink mixer with 1 scoop of shaved ice for 10 to 20 seconds. Pour over ice cubes in a tall 10-ounce glass. Serve with a straw.
Variation: Add 1 slice of pineapple.