![]() ![]() Who could blame her? It’s currently 21 degrees here. She’s probably watching the webcam from Soggy Dollar Bar. This cocktail does make you think about a beach vacation. Then I lost her attention as she went off to browse plane tickets. She counted at least five countries where she’s ordered a Painkiller at a bar, tiki bars in three countries and general beach bars just about anywhere. I asked her about that when making this one. Johnna is a fan of the Painkiller cocktail and often has one when we visit a tiki bar. While more Caribbean than tiki, this seems to be a staple at tiki bars. I’m going to venture a guess that most use a bit more than 1 ounce of rum when making this, too. This is a favorite cocktail here and I don’t quite agree with the ratio, using anywhere from 2-4 ounces of rum instead of the 1 ounce Charles Tobias reportedly preferred. Daphne refused to share the recipe, Charles attempted to re-create the recipe at his home in Tortola and decided on a 4-1-1-1 ratio of pineapple, orange, coconut and rum. ![]() In the 1970’s, Soggy Dollar bartender Daphne Henderson created this drink which ultimately caught the attention of Charles Tobias, the founder of Pusser’s Rum. Soggy Dollar because there is no dock, you have to swim or wade through the water to get there, hence soggy dollar. The Painkiller cocktail originates from the Soggy Dollar Bar on Jost Van Dyke in the BVIs. Today, a slightly modified version of a Painkiller cocktail. ![]() See my disclosure for more information.įinally, a truly tropical cocktail for the Boozy Advent series. Down the beach there is also Ivan’s Stress Free Bar and Campground where you can stay on the island for a mere $25 per night with a communal kitchen, cabins and honor-system beach bar.This post contains affiliate links. The limited bar seating is irrelevant, as there is a fully equipped beach with hammocks and plastic beach chairs. The Soggy Dollar is, by far, one of the most popular spots on Jost Van Dyke. Tipsy vacationers take turns aiming and swinging with unavailing concentration, one hand gripping their cup. Bartenders, like Mic (also known as “old-timer,”) serve hundreds of Painkillers each day to customers, who enjoy pristine beaches and play the “ring game,” a basic game involving a ring attached to a long string that players attempt to swing and loop on a small hook nailed into the tree. The Painkiller is the kind of cocktail that goes down easy, but the next minute you’re covered in sand, sunburnt and singing “Ten Rounds With Jose Cuervo.” The Soggy Dollar Bar claims to have created the Painkiller in the 1970’s, and it consists of Pusser’s run, pineapple juice, cream of coconut, orange juice and a generous grating of fresh nutmeg. Sip on a few Painkiller cocktails and you’ll come to discover “Island Time,” where the nights are hot, but rising with the sun means a private beach (if you don’t count the sand crabs) and several hours to read a book until the Soggy Dollar Bar opens. Listen to the waves hit the shore and watch locals stroll down the sand-paved “downtown” and eventually, the slow pace becomes an infectious way of life that you wish you could save in your pocket and take home. ![]() It’s a vacationer’s vacation with nothing to do but sit in the sand and wait for the tide to come in – the itinerary consists of goats, mongoose, beaches and booze. Roughly three square miles, the island rests eight miles off the coast of Tortola in the British Virgin Islands. If you don’t have a boat, the trek to Jost Van Dyke takes some time. The Soggy Dollar Bar on Jost Van Dyke is ready for business and vacationers are ready for a stress-free day in paradise. It’s only 11AM, but time is meaningless on the island and several charters have already filled White Bay with passengers ready to lap-up sun and rum. Mic lines eight painkillers along the bar. On the tiny island of Jost Van Dyke, The Soggy Dollar bar serves up it’s signature Painkiller cocktail to dedicated vacationers. ![]()
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