Zombie

Difficulty Medium

One of the best known of the Tiki classics, the Zombie was created by the legendary bartender Donn Beach at his lively Hollywood bar, Don the Beachcomber. The drink features three different rums—Jamaican, Puerto Rican and 151-proof—along with Lime Juice, Falernum, Grenadine, a few drops of Absinthe and Don’s mix, a cinnamon-flavoured simple syrup mixed with fresh Grapefruit Juice.

Ingredients

1.5 oz. 45ml Appleton Estate Signature Blend
1.5 oz. 45ml Don Q Gold Rum
1 oz. 30ml 151-proof Demerara Rum
0.75 oz. 23ml Lime Juice
0.5 oz. 15ml Don’s mix
0.5 oz. 15ml Liquid Alchemist Falernum Syrup
barspoon barspoon Liquid Alchemist Granadine
4 dash 4 dash Pernod Absinthe
dash dash Angostura Bitters

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Glass

Zombie Glass

Instructions

Add the Jamaica rum, Puerto Rican gold rum, demerara rum, Pernod, lime juice, Donn’s mix, falernum, grenadine and bitters into a blender, then add 6 ounces of crushed ice. Blend at high speed for no more than 5 seconds. Pour the contents into a tall glass or Tiki mug and add additional crushed ice to fill, if necessary.

Garnish

Mint sprig

Don’s Mix – Bring 3 crushed cinnamon sticks, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water to a boil, stirring until the sugar is completely dissolved. Simmer for two minutes, then remove from the heat and let sit for at least two hours before straining into a clean glass bottle. To finish the mix, add 1 part of the syrup to 2 parts of fresh grapefruit juice. Cover and keep refrigerated for up to two weeks.