Strain into a tall glass over fresh ice.Ģ. 25ml Coco Re’al Cream of Coconut (available from Fortnum and Mason’s)ġ.You just need four ingredients and lots of ice. You can even keep your dollars dry. Today it’s much easier to enjoy this refreshing cocktail. He used the $100 winnings to buy everyone Painkillers at the bar. Tobias’s recipe won 10 out of 10 taste-tests. They marked the cups and proceeded to test. Tobias ordered two rounds: one that Daphne made, and one that he made to his recipe. The two put a $100 wager on whose concoction was tastier and asked all of the Soggy Dollar’s regulars to judge. Although his was slightly different, he insisted the new version was better. Tobias brought his recipe to the Soggy Dollar bar to compare it to Henderson’s. He matched her flavour as closely as possible with his own recipe a “4-1-1? ratio – four parts pineapple, one part cream of coconut and one part orange juice – adding Pusser’s Rum to suit. Two years later, following several Painkillers, Tobias succeeded in getting one of her concoctions into his kitchen on Tortola. Ironically, the two became good friends, but he still wanted the formula to Henderson’s Painkiller. He became obsessed with trying to obtain the recipe for this delicious drink having already been granted permission to commercialise the rum in 1980. The bar’s owner Daphne Henderson was famed by boaters who’d come from all around to sample her tasty Pusser’s Painkiller, one of whom was Pusser’s founder Charles Tobias. Naturally they got wet – hence the name: Soggy Dollar Bar. Enjoy lunch & a classic Painkiller cocktail and enjoy the sun Island: Jost Van Dyke. There was no dock, so the usual way in was to swim, with your dollars in your pocket. This bar was the originator of the famous Painkiller cocktail that is served throughout the British Virgin Islands since 1970. You’d be forgiven for thinking this drink is a hangover remedy, but in fact the Painkiller started out life on a long stretch of white sandy beach deep in the heart of the British Virgin Islands. The Painkiller, a classic Pusser’s Rum drink made using four key ingredients (that’s Pusser’s Rum, cream of coconut, orange and pineapple juice) has a rich history dating back to the ‘70s.įirst concocted at the six-seat Soggy Dollar Bar, on the island of Jost Van Dyke, the Painkiller is a rich and fruity drink with tropical roots.
This is a Tiki drink, so go ahead and get creative.If cocktails could talk, this one would entertain you.
Nutmeg - preferably whole nutmeg that you can grate on top for the best flavor.Orange juice - either freshly squeezed or a good quality packaged OJ.Pineapple juice - unless you are making fresh pineapple juice, Dole brand pineapple juice works great.Be sure to shake it well, because the coconut solids tend to separate out from the syrup in the bottle. I've used Coco Real Cream of Coconut, but Coco Lopez is another well-known brand too. Navy strength rum (57% alcohol rather than the more common 40 to 42%) works well in this drink if you're feeling adventurous! At home, you can use your favorite dark rum. Since Pusser's Rum has trademarked this drink, though, it has to be made with that rum if it's being sold under the name Painkiller. Dark Rum - the original recipe is said to have been created using Cruzan Rum.Here's what you'll need to make this cocktail: Also check out my Rum & Ramazzotti cocktail, or this amazing Mango Mai Tai! Jump to: If you want another delicious tropical cocktail, try the Mermaid Water rum punch recipe. But despite its crazy history, this drink couldn't be more relaxing and delicious to enjoy! Many bartenders now refuse to serve Pusser's in reaction to the lawsuit (read more about the lawsuit here).
The trademark battle ruffled a bunch of feathers in 2011 when Pusser's forced Painkiller bar in New York City to change its name. He went on to trademark the cocktail name Painkiller in multiple countries, so that on a cocktail menu, it must be made with Pusser's Rum in order to be called a Painkiller. The owner of Pusser's Rum, Charles Tobias, reverse engineered the recipe and came up with his own version. The bar's owner, Daphne Henderson, was locally famous for her secret Painkiller recipe (although some sources say the drink was developed by the previous owners of the bar, George and Mari Myrick). It was developed in 1970 at a bar called the Soggy Dollar Bar in the British Virgin Islands. This tropical drink has a pretty interesting backstory.
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