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British Virgin Islands

I have one sourced drink connected to British Virgin Islands. The label on each card says how: where it began, what the country is known for, what people drink there, or where the origin is disputed.

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British Virgin Islands on the world map. Boundaries are generalized Natural Earth data.

Drinks of British Virgin Islands

Signature drinks and regional ones, with the evidence behind each. A drink marked non-alcoholic has no alcohol in the traditional serve.

  • Illustration of Painkiller: pale cream-orange and opaque, in a tall hurricane glass.

    Painkiller

    Jost Van Dyke

    OriginSignature drink

    A creamy tropical rum drink of dark rum, pineapple juice, orange juice and cream of coconut, shaken and poured over ice, with freshly grated nutmeg on top. Chilled Magazine garnishes it with a pineapple wedge.

    It began at the Soggy Dollar Bar on White Bay, Jost Van Dyke, where guests swim ashore. Chilled Magazine dates it to 1970 and credits owner Daphne Henderson, while Wikipedia says the 1970s inventor may have been Henderson or the bar's previous owners George and Marie Myrick. Pusser's founder Charles Tobias worked out his own version after Henderson would not share hers, and Pusser's filed a US trademark in 1989.

    Made with: dark rum, pineapple juice, orange juice, cream of coconut, nutmeg.

    Confidence: highEvidence: chilledmagazine.com (opens in a new tab), pussersrum.com (opens in a new tab), en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)

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