In the end, if you like Piña Coladas (geddit), the only thing you really need to know is that it's the official drink of Puerto Rico. The cocktail sets itself apart from its slightly. El Pirata Cofresí-who first made a cocktail with rum, coconut, and pineapple to shore up morale among his crew in the early 1800s. The Painkiller cocktail is similar to a Pina Colada, featuring tropical flavors of coconut and pineapple. Strain into a hurricane glass or snifter over crushed ice. Orange juice (freshly squeezed) 1/2 fl oz. Steps Add the rum, pineapple juice, orange juice and cream of coconut to a shaker with ice and shake vigorously but briefly to combine. The Painkiller also gets a nutmeg dusting. Pineapple juice (fresh pressed) 3/4 fl oz. The difference is the addition of cream to the Pina Colada and the absence of cream in the Painkiller but added orange juice. It could have even been a Puerto Rican pirate named Roberto Cofresí-a.k.a. How to make: SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass. According to a third origin story, a bartender working at another Puerto Rican bar entirely, Barrachina in Old San Juan, invented it in 1963. It is easy to make and only takes a few minutes to drink. Garnish with grated nutmeg and a mint sprig. Strain into a tiki mug filled with crushed ice, and top with more crushed ice. Cheddar’s painkiller drink recipe is a great way to get rid of a headache. Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled. Add in the rest of the ingredients and blend with an immersion blender until smooth. The Painkiller cocktail is a rum-based tiki drink, similar to a Pia Colada, made with cream of coconut, pineapple, orange juice, and garnished with nutmeg. Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Joan Crawford allegedly tried it, loved it, called it "better than slapping Bette Davis in the face." Hey, it could've happened.Īnother origin story pinpoints a different bartender at the Beachcomber Bar who was trying to figure out how the hell to make a decent drink in the middle of a coconut shortage. Combine hot water and sugar together and stir until fully incorporated. The most fun origin story comes out of the Caribe Hilton hotel's Beachcomber Bar in San Juan, circa 1954, when a bartender supposedly spent a rigorous three months trying to invent a signature cocktail and landed on the Piña Colada. But who in Puerto Rico first made it is up for debate. The Piña Colada is Puerto Rican through and through, of this we are sure.
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