How to Make a Painkiller: Painkiller Cocktail Recipe
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Last updated: Jun 20, 2026 • 1 min read
The Painkiller cocktail is a rum-based tiki drink, similar to a Piña Colada, made with cream of coconut, pineapple, orange juice, and garnished with nutmeg. Daphne Henderson created the rum cocktail in the 1970s at her bar, the Soggy Dollar Bar, in the British Virgin Islands. While some bartenders may make this tropical drink with any brand of either dark rum or navy rum, the Painkiller drink recipe is actually trademarked by rum maker Pusser’s.
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Painkiller Recipe
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1 cocktailprep time
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3 minIngredients
- 1
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
- 2
Pour in the rum, cream of coconut, pineapple juice, and orange juice.
- 3
Shake well.
- 4
Fill a snifter or highball glass with ice cubes or crushed ice.
- 5
Strain the ingredients into the chilled cocktail glass.
- 6
Garnish with the nutmeg and pineapple wedge.
- 7
Serve with a straw.
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