Painkiller Cocktail

I tried this because I wanted something with similar flavors to the Vacation Juice, but without needing a blender. I wanted to be able to bring it with us to a patio hangout with some friends that live across town.

Notes:

• I used Bacardi Black for the dark rum.
• I made my own cream of coconut using this recipe. 
• It's really easy to mix up a bunch of it to bring to a party. Mix everything but the ice together, and keep it in the fridge. When ready to serve, pour into glasses over ice. Four servings fit into a quart sized glass jar.
  

Verdict: It is on the heavy side because of the fruit juices and cream of coconut, and I think the black rum makes the alcoholic nature of it quite pronounced, but it is not especially sweet, and it's fruity and tasty. I would consider making it again if I was in the mood for a tropical drink without a bunch of sugar or artificial colors.

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RECIPE: Painkiller Cocktail

Vacation Juice

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Notes:

• I recommend drinking it with a long spoon; the frozen part tends to float to the top and you may need to mix it back in occasionally so you're not sipping either all ice or completely melted drink.
  
• The video description gives the incorrect amount of pineapple juice so I have written the recipe below with the proper amount. (If you don't use enough, it won't taste quite right.)
  
• If you don't want to try the float with the blue portion of the drink (it's entirely for looks) or if you fail at making it float on top, just pour it into the glass -- it starts off with this cool ice blue and pale yellow marbled look but it will eventually mix and turn green. OR if you're feeling lazy, just put the blue curaçao into the bottom of your glass instead of blending it into a portion of the drink. It will mix in as you drink.
  
• We really liked adding a small amount of key lime juice to it (1/2 oz total per drink) to enhance the sour flavors. Regular lime juice would work too.
• I made my own cream of coconut using Steve the Bartender's recipe (400 ml coconut milk, 375 g sugar, pinch of salt, heat on the stove until the sugar is dissolved).
• You want to use enough ice to double the volume of the drink. There is about 8 fl oz (1 cup) of liquid so you will need about 7-8 ice cubes.
  

Verdict: I like it! It's fruity, cool, and sweet but not overwhelmingly so.

Edit 10/29/20: I have made this at least 4-5 more times over the summer, but with some slight tweaks (as described above) because I am lazy. Still not sick of it.

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Vacation Juice
adapted from How to Drink, originally posted June 20, 2020
Serves 2, or 1 very generously

3.75 fl oz (98 ml) pineapple juice
0.75 fl oz (22 ml) orange juice
0.5 fl oz (14 ml) lime juice (optional, but recommended if you like yours more sour)
1.5 fl oz (45 ml) cream of coconut
2 fl oz (60 ml) white rum
0.5 fl oz (14 ml) blue curaçao
7-8 ice cube, about 1 cup total volume
Optional garnishes: lime wheels, foam plumeria flowers, maraschino cherries

Measure juices, cream of coconut, and rum into the blender jar. Add ice. Blend to a frappe (ice will be finely ground). Pour 3/4 of it into glass(es). Add blue curaçao to the remainder of the drink in the blender, and pulse a few times until it is incorporated. Slowly pour the rest of the blender contents over the back of a wide spoon into the glass so that it floats on the top of the drink. Garnish (if desired) and drink through a colorful straw.