Happy Pill Cocktail Recipe

(image: Virginia Miller)

About The Happy Pill Cocktail

This cocktail at Chica in Las Vegas’ Venetian is a balanced version of a Tiki classic, the Painkiller.

1 oz

Don Q Cristal rum

1 oz

¹⁄₂ oz

Fresh lime juice

³⁄₄ oz

Grilled pineapple juice*

³⁄₄ oz

Fresh orange juice

¹⁄₂ oz

Coconut cream

1 oz

Kalani coconut liqueur

Garnish:

Cherry

Orange slice

Grated nutmeg

Glass:

Add all the ingredients into a shaker with ice and shake.

Pour into a metal cup or highball over crushed ice.

Garnish with a skewered cherry and orange slice.

Dust with fresh grated nutmeg.

*Grilled pineapple juice: Grill 6 pineapple wedges in a stovetop pan on medium-high heat for 2 minutes on each side. Muddle and strain.