What do you know! There is such a thing as a piña colada that isn't thick with Coco Lopez, clocking in at 1000 calories and sickly sweet! Brooke Arthur, who's created drinks and tended bar at two of the city's more high-profile establishments, Range and Prospect, has just started work as the bar manager at Charles Phan's new Wo Hing General Store -- a Chinese concept in what was once the original Slanted Door space, at 584 Valencia Street.
Phan wanted Arthur to create a whimsical and fun drink menu to go with the uncomplicated, street-food-focused menu of the restaurant, and in addition to a delicious daiquiri and an equally tasty brandy sour, she created this refreshing and tart version of a tropical classic -- served on the rocks, not blended. Check it out if you're in the 'hood, and if the place isn't too slammed.
Piña Colada
2 oz. Barbancourt unaged rhum
1 oz. fresh-pressed pineapple juice
0.5 oz. pineapple gum syrup
1.5 oz. house-made coconut cream
0.75 oz lime juice
Put all ingredients in a shaker, give it a quick shake, and pour over crushed ice. Top with grated nutmeg and a speared cherry.