Painkiller

1st #cocktail of #FridayNightCocktails on the 1st July: Painkiller

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Hurt your wrist, split your head open or have a bad back? You need a Painkiller.

A Painkiller is a rum cocktail with a name trademarked by Pusser’s Rum Ltd (a somewhat controversial action which saw bartenders in the US boycott the drink in protest)), their signature drink. It is often associated with the British Virgin Islands, its place of origin. The Painkiller is a blend of Pusser’s or any rum with 4 parts pineapple juice, 1 part cream of coconut and 1 part orange juice, well shaken and served over the rocks with a generous amount of fresh nutmeg on top. It may be made with either two, three or four ounces of rum.

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Suffering Bastard

3rd #cocktail of #FridayNightCocktails on the 24th June: Suffering Bastard

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The man who prompted the creation of The Cocktails Must Flow (alongside Sebastian) is the Lord Flashh3art who has suffered a travail of problems over the last few weeks.

From an injured wrist, cut eyebrow and problems with builders and decorators, he has suffered a lot. Our third cocktail of this evening is dedicated to him and his suffering. And so we introduce the Suffering Bastard.

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Queen Martini

A Cocktail for #WorldMartiniDay 2022: Queen Martini

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Following closely on the heels of World Gin Day, today is World Martini Day. We’ve done a number of martinis since the site was launched.

The first we did was the Classic Martini and followed it immediately after with the Vodka Martini. We took a delve into the origins of the martini by doing a Martinez, which predates the martini itself.

There are endless variations of the martini, including the Tuxedo and the Perfect Martini, which itself has variations such as the Queen’s Jubilee Martini.

There are also fruit and cream based variations of the martini, of which we have made quite a few. All the martinis we’ve made can be found here.

However, for today we have a recipe for a martini we’ve not posted as of yet. This is the Queen Martini; like the Queen’s Jubilee Martini, the Queen is a variation of the Perfect Martini which uses equal proportions of gin, dry vermouth and sweet vermouth.

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