Painkiller
With coconut cream, pineapple and orange juice and a Virgin Islands birthplace sometime in the 1970s, this rum-based cocktail is a tropical drink to the core.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
With coconut cream, pineapple and orange juice and a Virgin Islands birthplace sometime in the 1970s, this rum-based cocktail is a tropical drink to the core.
The original frozen, fanciful umbrella drink.
New Orleans bartender Kirk Estopinal's tikified take on the Sherry Cobbler.
The “oil” in this Bajan drink is a reference to its aged rum base.
Joaquín Simó's funky spin on the Negroni.
Cream, cane syrup and Frangelico create a decadent backdrop for blue Curaçao and overproof rum in this throwback drink.
Erbin Garcia ups the measure of Curaçao and rum for a more spirituous take on the Cuban classic.
Complementing PX sherry, rum and crème de banana, a double dose of orange liqueurs adds complex mid note flavors without excessive sweetness.
The credit for this iconic 1930s drink—whose name is a nod to the Tahitian, “Maita’i,” which means “good”—is usually given to venerable Los Angeles tiki bar Trader Vic’s.