Post #740692 by Colin on Sat, Apr 4, 2015 4:48 AM

On 2011-10-23 23:14, Chuck Tatum is Tiki wrote:
Kraken Spiced rum is really good in a Painkiller.
I call it a "Kraken Killer" have served it at many of my soirée.

Make it just like the the "Bums" recipe but use 2 oz. Kraken Rum & 1 oz. of Cruzan Coconut Rum
be sure to dust with nutmeg!!!

Ever since I had a bad reaction to Vicodin 15 years ago when I broke my ankle, the only painkillers I go for are of the liquid variety. It truly is one of my favorite rum drinks. It's the one, even more than mai tais, I use to convert non-rum-a-holics to the fold.

I have tried so many rums but I think the one that was most perfect was the time I made it with Kraken. (The Cruzan coconut sounds like a great addition.) That bottle went fast, and I need to pick some more up. Tellingly, the bottle of Pusser's I bought for the drink remains 3/4-filled, even two years later.

I don't mean to disparage the original spirit. It worked fine, but that is more testament that the recipe for a Painkiller can't be messed up more than the rum itself. Pusser's created the least appealing Painkiller I've tried. I just don't like that noticeable funk in this recipe. I appreciate its role in the creation, however. It's like Jeff Buckley covering "Hallelujah." Even though his vocal is more intoxicating to me, I still appreciate Leonard Cohen as the greatest songwriter of all time. The mere creation of the Painkiller is in itself noble.

One of the things I love is that you can self-prescribe your dose, like choosing to take two, three or four ibuprofen (or oxycontin, if that's your thing!) The one thing I diverge on that I haven't seen in many recipes is that I like the spice to permeate the drink rather than to reside as mere garnish. i throw a good amount of cinnamon and freshly grated nutmeg into the drink, as well as using it as garnish. As far as the rum goes, I've used many, all to good effect. But the one that guests like most seems to be the very economical Whaler's. My best friend says my Painkiller with Whaler's is her favorite cocktail ever.

Here's what I do:
--Fill a mason jar with crushed ice.
--Add 2.5-3 oz. rum of your choice (Kraken, Whaler's or Coruba recommended)
--Add 1.25 oz. fresh Valencia orange juice, strained (not that insipid Navel orange, if you can avoid it).
--Add 3 oz. fresh or canned pineapple juice and 1 heaping oz. of coconut creme (I think Trader Vic's coco-creme syrup is easier to work with than Coco Lopez if you have access; Coco Real also works OK.)
--Add a few dashes of ground cinnamon and a good strong grating of fresh nutmeg.
--Place top on jar, shake for dear life.
--Remove top, add more cinnamon and grated nutmeg, along with straw.
--Let your pain be killed.