Tan-colored drink in a wide-based goblet glass. An eigth of an orange spear sits on the rimmed with a maraschino cherry on top of it (the cherry is also wearing an umbrella hat).

A light blue tropical drink cartoon with a straw and a citrus wheel

According to the interwebs, there are 4 trademarked cocktails: The Dark 'n' Stormy (also covered during this stream), The Sazerac, The Hand Grenade, and the Painkiller.

The Painkiller is a the drink of Pusser's rum, a rum that claims to have a history dating alllll the way back to the days of the sailors in the British Navy. They say that the sailors would be paid with a bit of rum to keep the spirits up. However, that trend ended when the world started getting less fun on the open seas 😦

I was blown away when I tried Pusser's for the first time the other day. It was the first time that I had a rum that had such potent caramel and toffee notes. The combination of the pineapple, coconut, and OJ in a painkiller was something out of this world. The texture is delightful, it's incredibly refreshing, and it has that fruity brightness that I feel characterizes many of my own favorite tiki drinks (which also include Mai Tais and Fog Cutters).

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Painkiller

2 oz (59 ml) Pusser's Rum
4 oz (118 ml) Pineapple Juice (Dole)
1 oz (30 ml) Cream of Coconut (Coco López)
1 oz (30 ml) Orange Juice

Method: Shake & Strain

Garnish: Umbrella-Skewered Cherry & Orange Half Wedge

Credits: Tiki Drinks, Weston & Sharp

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