Post #749259 by mikehooker on Sat, Aug 15, 2015 5:56 PM

I'd never tried a Painkiller with anything but Pussers before so decided to take the advise of others here and mix it with Kraken. I think it works quite well and I certainly enjoyed it, but in a head to head comparison I don't feel it's any better or worse than one with Pussers. Not sure if I will give it a go with Smith & Cross tonight since I'm in the middle of a 30 day mai tai challenge and have already been derailed enough but I definitely look forward to trying that as I know it will take the drink to another level.

PS - I usually make painkillers at parties in big batches in a blender. Tonight I shook 'em and both drinks got better about halfway through as a bit of dilution took place. It seems like the general consensus is that it's better to shake, but I think blending it gets enough of the ice melted from the get go so it's better from the start. Encourages drinking faster, which could be a good thing or a bad thing.

[ Edited by: mikehooker 2015-08-15 18:02 ]