The Painkiller is the exclusive creation of Pusser’s Rum. It’s a blended rum based on the Royal Navy’s recipe. Rum used to be a method of payment to sailors and in order to insure you were getting a fair days wage it would have to be “Gunpowder Strength”. That means that if you mixed it…
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At the turn of the Mid-Century the jet set lifestyle was all the rage. Space was the obvious next horizon but for now, just enjoy the ride with a Jet Pilot! It’s a riff on the famous “Zombie” so you might keep your seatbelt fastened and the tray in the upright and locked position! Ingredients:…
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For when you want to get wrecked. Best enjoyed in the company of a volleyball or seven shipwrecked people who were on a three hour tour … a three hour tour. Ingredients: 1 oz Gold Rum 1 oz Amaretto 2 oz or 1/4 cup Pineapple Juice 3 Teaspoons Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice 2 Teaspoons Coconut…
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This Donn Beach classic uses butter in the Pearl Diver’s Mix (Not a common ingredient to reach for when making cocktails. It’s also know as Gardenia Mix). The Pearl Diver has its own specific glass, but a coconut will also do the trick! Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz White Rum 3 Teaspoons Demerara Rum 3 Teaspoons…
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Proving that tiki doesn’t have to be synonymous with sweet is the Amaro di Cocco, a mashup of the Negroni and the Pina Colada. Combining bitter Campari with Jamaican rum, vermouth, pineapple juice, and coconut cream, the Amaro di Cocco is a study in contrasts, an unusual union of two very different drinks. Ingredients: 1…
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Hints of sweet buttery rum and dessert wine goodness are the hallmarks of this mystery message from the sea. Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz Pyrat XO Reserve Rum 1/2 oz Gutierrez Colosia, Pedro Ximenez Sherry 1/2 oz Essensia Muscat Orange Dessert Wine 1 oz Butter Syrup* Add all ingredients in a shaker and fill with ice. …
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Being lost at Sea is bad but being lost at sea, followed by stranded on a desert island is even worse! Let me paint the picture. It was 1970 something and I had just finished eliminating an infiltration of A.N.D. C.O.K.E. agents that were posing as crew on the Pacific Princess. This Boat had quite…
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When you’re in Kuala Lampur in 1978 you expect to run into one or two BACARDI Agents (Bad Apples Continuously Arranging Ruthless Deadly Intentions, if you don’t remember what it stands for). But you know you are in for a bad day when they are joined by their affiliate gang of thugs … AND COKE (Agents…
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This classic Tiki drink was created in 1978 at the Aviary bar of the Kuala Lumpur Hilton. It’s sophisticated and colorful like a toucan in a waistcoat! Ingredients: 1.5 oz Gold Rum 1/2 oz Dark Rum .3/4 oz Campari 1 1/2 oz Pineapple Juice 1/2 oz Demerara Sugar 1/2 oz Fresh Lime Juice Fill a…
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