Episode 51: Pusser’s Navy rum

5 Minutes of Rum episode 51: Pusser’s Navy rum, cream of coconut, the Painkiller, and Gorillas on Deck.

Episode links:

• Pusser’s rum (official) 
• Pusser’s rum history (official)
• Pusser’s rum info (The Fat Rum Pirate)
• Pusser’s rum - folklore (official)
• Pusser’s origin story for the Painkiller
• Coconut cream (wikipedia)
• Coco Lopez (wikipedia)
• Jungle Modern Ceramics
• 5 Minutes of Rum episode 27 (ginger syrup)
• Gorillas on Deck cocktail

 

Coco Real, old branding.

Dosing is easier from a bottle.

Painkiller in a Jungle Modern Ceramics mug.

"Gorillas on Deck"

Painkiller - Pusser’s writes their recipe in “parts” which has been normalized to 1 ounce here
4 oz unsweetened pineapple juice
1 oz orange juice
1 oz cream of coconut (Coco Lopez)
3 oz Pusser’s rum

Shake all ingredients in a shaker tin with lots of crushed ice. Pour unstrained into a tall glass, a tiki mug, or a ceramic coconut mug. Add more crushed ice to fill and dust the top with nutmeg and add a whole cinnamon stick to garnish.

Gorillas on Deck
1 oz Clement Premiere Canne Rhum Agricole
1 oz Plantation Overproof rum
1 oz pineapple juice
1 oz cream of coconut (Coco Lopez)
1/2 oz ginger syrup
1/2 oz fresh lime juice

Shake with a few ice cubes and pour unstrained into a tall glass. Fill with crushed ice, add a straw, and garnish with mint sprigs and 5 dashes of Angostura bitters.