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Ingredients
- 2-4 oz Pusser's Rum
- 4 oz pineapple juice
- 1 oz cream of coconut
- 1 oz orange juice
- Grated fresh nutmeg
Preparation
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and one the most popular mixed drinks in the Caribbean, the traditional painkiller cocktail is made with Pusser's Rum. Mix up our favorite recipe at home.
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In a cocktail shaker filled with ice add first four ingredients and stir. Pour into cocktail glasses and top with grated nutmeg.