If doing a half recipe and only using 3 ounces of gelatin you will only get 8-10 Jello shots depending on how you pour. This batch uses 6 ounces of gelatin and so you will get around 18-20 Jello shots. When throwing a party, you’ll probably want to prepare 4-6 Jello Shots for each guest. Things to remember when making Jello Shots. I happen to love nutmeg so I made sure to use it. If you are not a fan of nutmeg you can always skip it. Painkillers also have a dash of freshly ground nutmeg as well. Though the Painkiller uses far less than the pina colada. Or in the case of this recipe both pineapple juice and pineapple gelatin. You may be looking at the ingredients and saying what is the difference between a Painkiller and a Pina Colada? Though I fully admit to throwing back jello shots at hockey tournaments when everything aches. Today’s use of alcohol as a painkiller tends to come in the form of drinking margaritas after a bad day with your coworkers at happy hour.īut these jello shots are more about celebrating than taking away pain. Then again back then they used opium and cocaine too. I often think back to the old west movies where they would have the guy they were working on take shots of whiskey. Alcohol has a long history of being used as a painkiller. So to be safe (I kid) I did use it in my jello shots and I found the rum at my local Total Wine store.
Though I do know many years ago they sued a bar for using the name of the cocktail and for serving it with other rums. Or maybe they will, I’m not sure about their company policy. I mean it’s not like the Pusser’s rum police will come crashing into your party if you make it with other rum. It was originally made with Pusser’s Rum, a type of rum made using the British Royal Navy recipe. The Painkiller cocktail is actually trademarked by Pusser’s Rum as their signature cocktail.įor it to be a true painkiller you need to use their rum. So the legend goes, the Painkiller cocktail was invented in the 1970’s in the British Virgin Islands at a bar called Soggy Dollar Bar. These Painkiller Cocktail Jello Shots are a gelatin twist on the classic tropical cocktail. Now click on the live webcam from the Soggy Dollar and enjoy while watching the surf.Jump to Recipe These Painkiller Cocktail Jello Shots have rum, pineapple juice, cream of coconut, orange juice, and a pinch of fresh nutmeg. Pour over rocks into a big glass or goblet (do not blend or you’ll dilute the delicious flavor). 2 oz Pusser’s Rum (you can go higher, to 3 or 4 depending on the severity of the pain being experienced)Īdd liquid ingredients to a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously.Ready for some painkilling at home? Newcomers take note, the drink is smooth but sneaky. (It’s 4-1-1, four parts pineapple, one part cream of coconut and one part orange juice, with the amount of rum to suit your needs.) “You can’t come close,” Daphne chides. Finally, in a nail-biter blind taste test with the patrons who happened to be at the bar that day, the verdict is unanimous: Charles’s is a smidgen less sweet, but better! Relentless, Charles Tobias (the same man who persuaded the British Royal Navy to grant him rights to Pusser’s Rum), sneaks a cup out through the surf and over the gunwale into his boat.Ĭut to a week later, when Charles returns triumphant, “I broke the code,” he announces. A smooth rum elixir said to alleviate any ailment, the painkiller was destined to reach the masses. But any good sailor worth his salt knows the cocktail has been a star in sailing circles for half a century.įlashback to the 1970s, at the Soggy Dollar Bar, a tiny six-seater watering hole, literally because there’s no dock and you have to swim to get there on the island of Jost Van Dyke in the British Virgin Islands. Our heroine, Daphne Henderson, a British lady known for packing a punch with both her wit and mysterious concoction, refuses to give her friend the recipe.
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