{"id":52198,"date":"2023-08-10T10:22:51","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T09:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/post\/easy-painkiller-cocktail-recipe\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T14:44:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T13:44:09","slug":"easy-painkiller-cocktail-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/post\/easy-painkiller-cocktail-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Painkiller Cocktail Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Painkiller cocktail is already promising a lot with a name like that. Health claims and cures aside, we think it\u2019s going to be your new favourite summer rum<\/a> drink. Pi\u00f1a Co<\/span>who<\/span>?<\/span><\/p>\n

Painkiller cocktail: the history<\/b><\/h5>\n

We don\u2019t want to shun the Pi\u00f1a Colada too much \u2013 the Painkiller is a twist on the tropical classic after all. <\/span>Made with dark rum, pineapple juice, orange juice, and coconut cream, its origins go back to the 1970s in the British Virgin Islands. Specifically, the Soggy Dollar Bar.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Soggy Dollar Bar<\/p><\/div>\n

The Soggy Dollar gets its name because thirsty visitors have to arrive by boat and anchor just off the beach. To get a famous Painkiller, you\u2019ve got to swim for it, with you (and the dollars in your shorts) arriving\u2026 well, pretty soggy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The very first iteration of the drink is attributed to Englishwoman Daphne Henderson, the owner of Soggy Dollar at the time. Word spread far beyond the small island bar, to none other than Pusser\u2019s founder Charles Tobias. He tried it, loved it, and set about recreating the drink himself.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite becoming friends with Henderson, Tobias never managed to get the exact recipe from her. Having thought he cracked her proportions (he hadn\u2019t), a 4-1-1-1 ratio of pineapple, coconut cream, and orange juice (with however much Pusser\u2019s rum was \u2018needed\u2019), he made it for Henderson and the bar patrons. Allegedly, those patrons preferred his version to Henderson\u2019s, and so that then became the recipe for the Painkiller.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Painkiller Cocktail<\/p><\/div>\n

Just like <\/span>Goslings Black Seal<\/span><\/a> and the <\/span>Dark \u2018n\u2019 Stormy<\/span><\/a>, Pusser\u2019s managed to trademark the Painkiller cocktail in the 1980s. A high strength dark rum like Pusser’s ‘Gunpowder Proof’ Black Label also works particularly well here, standing up to all the tropical creamy sweetness.<\/span><\/p>\n

It might not sound like much of a happy ending for Henderson, but the good news is that Tobias has always given her \u2013 and the bar \u2013 credit for the inspiration. And the Soggy Dollar is still the number one destination for the cocktail to this day\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Painkiller cocktail recipe<\/b><\/h5>\n

Prep time: 5 minutes<\/span><\/p>\n

Makes 1 serving<\/span><\/p>\n

You\u2019ll need:<\/span><\/p>\n