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A Painkiller Drink is a refreshing tropical cocktail made with orange and pineapple juices, rum, and coconut. If you’re a Disneyland lover, this is also a copycat recipe from the Lamplight Lounge. Bring the parks (or the tropics) home to you!
What is a Painkiller Drink?
The traditional Painkiller Drink is the signature drink of Pusser’s Rum and is often associated with the British Virgin Islands where it was created in the 1970s. Made with creamy coconut, orange juice, and pineapple, this Caribbean cocktail will make you feel like you’re on a tropical vacation.
There is one difference between the traditional recipe and this one: nutmeg. The original recipe has a dash of grated nutmeg on the top, whereas this Scream Canister version has a spritz or dash of bitters. Otherwise, it’s basically the same thing.
Why is it called a Pain Killer? Because trust me, with just a sip or two you’ll be feeling no pain!
Ingredients Needed
- Tropical Juices: Equal parts pineapple juice and orange juice. I recommend using pulp free orange juice.
- Spiced Rum – This drink was invented by the makers of Navy Rum, so if you have that you can use it. Otherwise any spiced rum or dark rum will work.
- Cream of Coconut – this is coconut cream in the mixer aisle, not canned coconut
- Garnish: Bitters – just a dash – this is where the Disneyland copycat comes in – and a wedge of pineapple.
How to make a Painkiller Cocktail Recipe
- Add orange and pineapple juice, cream of coconut and rum to a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
- Shake and strain over ice cubes in tall glass or hurricane glass.
- Garnish with a slice of pineapple, slice of lime and a cherry. The sweetness of the coconut and juices paired with the spiced rum is the secret of this drink!
Expert Tips for Cocktails
- Make sure and add the ingredients to your cocktail mixer in order of importance/cost, which means, do the rum last. (This ensures that, if you make a mistake, you’re not wasting alcohol.)
- You need to shake your cocktail longer than you think you do. Shake for a full 20 seconds or so!
- It’s best to make these cocktails to order, so to speak. The cream of coconut won’t stay mixed with the juices in a pitcher.
- If you do want to make a pitcher, then omit the cream of coconut and use coconut rum instead of the spiced rum. Then the ingredients would be: 1 1/2 cups each orange and pineapple juices, 2 cups coconut rum, 2 dashes bitters (optional)
- Garnish with a pineapple wedge, lime slice, and a cherry.
- This would also taste delicious blended with ice like a pina colada.
FAQs
While they have similar ingredients, a painkiller has orange juice and a pina colada is blended.
The drink was created in 1970 by Daphne Henderson at the famous Soggy Dollar Bar in the British Virgin Islands.
You totally can – just skip adding the rum and you’ll still have a delicious somewhat creamy, sweet tropical drink.
Painkiller Cocktail Recipe
Ingredients
- 1.5 ounces orange juice
- 1.5 ounces pineapple juice
- 1 ounce cream of coconut
- 2 ounces spiced rum
- Dash bitters, Optional
- Lime slice, pineapple wedge, cherry for garnish
Instructions
- Add orange and pineapple juice, cream of coconut and rum to a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake and pour over ice in tall glass. Garnish with a slice of pineapple, slice of lime and a cherry.
- Substitution: if you don't have the cream of coconut, substitute coconut rum for the spiced rum.
- Want to make a pitcher? Omit cream of coocnut and use coocnut rum in place of spiced rum. Mix 1 1/2 cups each orange and pineapple juices with 2 cups rum and 2 dashes bitters in a pitcher over ice.
Recipe Video
Recipe Notes
- Make sure and add the ingredients to your cocktail mixer in order of importance/cost, which means, do the rum last. (This ensures that, if you make a mistake, you’re not wasting alcohol.)
- You need to shake your cocktail longer than you think you do. Shake for a full 20 seconds or so!
- It’s best to make these cocktails to order, so to speak. The cream of coconut won’t stay mixed with the juices in a pitcher.
- If you do want to make a pitcher, then omit the cream of coconut and use coconut rum instead of the spiced rum. Then the ingredients would be: 1 1/2 cups each orange and pineapple juices, 2 cups coconut rum, 2 dashes bitters (optional)
- Garnish with a pineapple wedge, lime slice, and a cherry.
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A Pain Killer Cocktail is an easy drink recipe with pineapple, orange juice, coconut, and rum. It’s like a Pina Colada on the rocks with orange juice! It’s also a Disneyland Lamplight Lounge copycat recipe: the Scream Canister Cocktail!
Last Updated on March 10, 2024
We use to get pitcures of this drink but was called.a 57 chevies and you drank them as shots they were amazeing
Gimme, gimme!
No no!! Has to have Pussers Rum!! no spiced rum
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