Time for a Drink: Painkiller
Let's start the weekend right—with a cocktail recipe from Paul Clarke (The Cocktail Chronicles). Need more than one? Hit up the archives. Cheers!
It’s looking like a rum kind of weekend. This week had us brushing up against the 90s in the Pacific Northwest, and parts of the East Coast are being soaked by a tropical-ish deluge. In case more reasons were needed to justify breaking out the tall glasses and tiki mugs, this week brought news that rum expert and former Forbidden Island co-owner Martin Cate plans to open a new rum-oriented bar, called Smuggler’s Cove, in San Francisco in November—the location hasn’t yet been announced, but there’s already a line forming, somewhere.
To top it all, in last weekend’s San Francisco Chronicle, Gary Regan featured a recipe for one of the more knee-shaking drinks in the cane spirits canon: the Painkiller. Created at a bar in the British Virgin Islands, the Painkiller takes its firepower from Pusser’s rum—a dark, funky, rich-flavored rum that was once a staple of British naval rations. Pusser’s can be an intimidating rum to try on its own. Fortunately the Painkiller softens the blow with pineapple, orange and coconut cream, making this a heartier and somewhat more muscular relative of the Pina Colada.
Yes, it’s kinda fruity, and yes, you’re venturing into umbrella-drink territory; but we’re at the dawn of summer—it’s okay to put on your flowered shirt and relax a little bit. A Painkiller can help you shake out whatever winter stiffness remains, and prepare you for the long, hot months ahead.
Painkiller
Ingredients
3 ounces Pusser’s Rum*
2 1/2 ounces pineapple juice
1 ounce fresh orange juice
1 1/2 ounces Coco Lopez coconut cream
Procedure
Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake well with ice. Strain into a tall glass or—what the hell—a tiki mug filled with crushed ice. Dust the top with nutmeg, spear with a straw and garnish with a pineapple stick, an orange wheel, and/or a cinnamon stick.
* Just can’t find Pusser’s, or don’t feel like buying it just for this drink? Well, if you must substitute, go with another rich, dark, heavy rum like Gosling’s, but keep in mind that it just won’t be quite the same thing.
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4 Comments:
Ahhhh the Painkiller.... pretty much lived on these this past April sailing in the BVI. Don't forget the freshly grated nutmeg. Really makes the drink. Pusser's Bars make them from P1 to P4, depending on how much rum you like. A few P4's will put you down in a hurry.
Timmay at 9:29PM on 06/05/09
I tried one at one of the Pusser's restaurants out of curiosity. Very nice. I can't say that I noticed the nutmeg, but that was probably an error on my part, as you can tell it's freshly grated. I only went with a Painkiller #1 (two shots), the weakest one. I was drinking with my mom, so I had to curb it a bit.
Jikuu at 10:00PM on 06/05/09
This sounds crazy good. I will try it this wkend!
brigittesm at 3:48PM on 06/10/09
Yes, we are standing on that line waiting for Smuggler's Cove to open.
One can usually find Pussers (here in the Bay Area) at Trader Joes. Cocktails at 80
AlchemistGeorge at 8:00PM on 06/29/09