54 / the tasting panel / march 2015
WHAT WE'RE DRINKING
Forbidden Fruit
PUSSER'S RUM FINDS SUCCESS AT
CHEDDAR'S CASUAL CAFE
by Kelly Merritt / photos by Jason Kindig
Bartender Elianna Leon
prepares the crispy
coconut garnished liquid
analgesic that did $1.5 mil-
lion in sales last year alone:
the Pusser's Painkiller at
Cheddar's in Irving, Texas.