There are many recipes for the Zombie, several from Donn Beach himself, but according to Jeff "Beachbum" Berry the complete original recipe is below. It is a true post war mainland Tiki culture drink, complex in nature and made with mostly rum, fresh fruit juices with an additional sweetener from a spice and nut based syrup. The Zombie is deceptively easy to drink but it's a dangerously strong punch-like cocktail, so strong that Donn Beach would never allow more than 2 to be served to a customer.
I made one change and replaced the recipe's half an ounce of "Don's Mix #2" (2 parts grapefruit juice to 1 part cinnamon-infused sugar syrup) with 2 simpler ingredients so you don't have to make a whole bottle of a weird ingredient like cinnamon infused grapefruit syrup. The "Don's Mix #2" combo was part of Beach's drink recipe security. He would create syrups & mixer combinations that only he and a trusted few knew to make it harder for competitors and ex-Beachcomber bartenders to steal his drink recipes.
THEZOMBIE
INGREDIENTS3/4 C. Crushed Ice3/4 Oz. Fresh Lime Juice1/2 Oz. Falernum1-1/2 Oz. Gold Puerto Rican Rum1-1/2 Oz. Dark Jamaican Rum1 Oz. 151 Overproof Demerara Rum2 Tsp. Grenadine6 Drops PernodDash of Angostura Bitters1/2 Oz. Fresh Grapefruit Juice1/4 Tsp. Cinnamon Syrup
DIRECTIONSBlend until smooth, pour into a tall slim zombie glass, top off with additional ice if desired, then garnish with a grapefruit slice and a cocktail cherry, add biodegradable straws and serve.
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World Zombie Day is October 8th. Zombie Awareness Month is in May.
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