Ep. 29 Accepting Soggy Dollars for today’s cocktail - The Painkiller & Frozen Chiller

Welcome to the episode 29 of The Art of Drinking with Join Jules and Your Favorite Uncle

What are we drinking?

A classic tiki cocktail in its own right, that is synonymous with the Caribbean - it’s the Painkiller. According to a 2015 factoid, there have been over 4 million Painkillers served… I wonder how much higher that is today?! A painkiller is meant to alleviate your pains and worries while you sip away with the sunset and, with Jules’ frozen twist, it’ll be hard to imagine you’re not on a tropical vacation.

Brad’s Classic Painkiller Recipe

• In your shaker tin

  • 2oz of Dark Rum (Pussers, I used Lemon Heart, Pussers, Mt. Gay - Barbados, and Cruzan were original)

  • 1oz Coconut cream (coco lopez)

  • 2oz Fresh pineapple juice (unsweetened if you don’t want to juice your own)

  • 1 oz fresh orange juice

• Shake it for 2 seconds

• Fill your chilled collins glass up with ice

• Strain over ice in your collins glass, tiki mug, or plastic cup

• Garnish with fresh nutmeg

• Toss a pineapple wedge in there if you want

Jules’ Frozen Chiller

• 1 oz. Dark rum

• 1 oz Mezcal

• ½ cup frozen pineapple juice

• ½ cup frozen mango

• 1 oz. coconut cream

• 1 oz fresh orange juice

• ½ oz strawberry syrup

1. Blend until smooth

2. Pour into a glass, garnish, and grab a straw!

Did you know?

In somewhat of legal piracy, in 1989, Pussers Rum Ltd. filed a US Trademark for the recipe and name for the Painkiller. Commandeered the recipe (theirs as the painkiller)

In 2011, a bar opened up in New York City called, the Painkiller and served… Painkillers. Tobias filed suit claiming trademark infringement… and WON!

So now, Painkillers must technically be made with Pussers rum if you are to put it on a menu - and you certainly can’t name anything, let alone your bar, Painkiller without pissing off ole Tobias.

Get your Painkiller history & more by listening to the full podcast wherever you listen to your podcasts!

Tip: two-ingredient cocktails!

We’ve been asked… what are some easy two-ingredient cocktails that are easy for the at-home bartender?

• Highball: Spirit & Soda Water

• Garibaldi: Campari & OJ

• Gin & tonic

• Greyhound: Vodka / Gin & grapefruit

• Cape Codder

• Salty Dog 

• Cuba Libre

• Rusty Nail: scotch & drambuie

• God Father 

• Dark and Stormy (Goslings Black Seal Rum)

• Mimosa

• Bucks fizz

• Kir Royal