Zombie
A potent tiki blend of multiple rums, tropical juices, and warming spice that sneaks up on you.
Base
rum
Glassware
Hurricane glass
Flavor Profile
sweetstrong
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz light rum
- 1.5 oz dark rum
- 1 oz aged rum
- 0.5 oz fresh lime juice
- 0.5 oz falernum
- 0.5 oz passion fruit syrup
- 1 dash Angostura bitters
- Mint sprig, to garnish
Instructions
- 1Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
- 2Shake until well chilled.
- 3Strain into a tall glass over crushed ice and garnish with a mint sprig.
Origin & Story
Hollywood, 1934
Donn Beach (Don the Beachcomber), the father of tiki culture, created this potent multi-rum blend; he was famously so protective of the recipe that he had staff mix pre-batched, unlabeled ingredients to keep it secret.
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