Comments on Natural Born Cynic: Mixology Monday: Painkiller

Ooooh, you know it's a great recipe when it makes ...

2008-11-23T19:56:00.000-05:00

Ooooh, you know it's a great recipe when it makes you painfully revisit yesterday's hangover!

I still think the best Cocktail title I've come across is in the song by Elbow. He's mixing a cocktail called "Grounds for Divorce". Any ideas what ingredients would be in that?

That's a good-looking drink. I'll have to try it ...

2007-08-04T12:38:00.000-05:00

That's a good-looking drink. I'll have to try it sometime.

As my taste in liquor has matured, I've learned to love some classic cocktails, but I still haven't developed a taste for martinis. Maybe I haven't had a proper one yet, but generally I only find them tolerable when I use equal parts gin and vermouth.

The Painkiller has been one of my favorite tiki-st...

2007-07-21T12:27:00.000-05:00

The Painkiller has been one of my favorite tiki-style drinks ever since I ran across it in Jeff berry's book.

And Anita & Cameron are right- Pusser's is the way to go if you can scrounge up a bottle. I don't know if I can ever go back to Pina Coladas again...

Thanks for the compliments!I'm tickled pink that o...

2007-07-17T17:20:00.000-05:00

Thanks for the compliments!

I'm tickled pink that our very first MxMo post all those months ago inspired you to try the Painkiller.

As soon as the fig lifts -- that would be sometime around October, here in SF -- we'll have to whip up a batch and pretend we have any budget left for a tropical vacation :D