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About The Zombie Cocktail

This tropical drink by legendary Donn Beach of Don the Beachcomber restaurant kicked off the Tiki craze.

Ingredients in The Zombie Cocktail  

Units
1 1⁄2 oz
Jamaican rum
1 1⁄2 oz
Gold Puerto Rican rum
Try it with Banks 5 Island Rum
1 oz
151-proof demerara rum
1⁄8 tsp
Herbsaint or Pernod
1⁄2 oz
Falernum
1⁄2 oz
Donn’s mix*
1 tsp
Grenadine
3⁄4 oz
Fresh lime juice
1 dash
Angostura bitters

How to make The Zombie Cocktail

Put all of the ingredients in blender, adding 6 oz of crushed ice last.

Blend at high speed for no more than 5 seconds.

Pour into a glass, add ice cubes to fill, then add the garnish.

*Donn’s mix: Bring 3 crushed cinnamon sticks, 1 cup of sugar and 1 cup of water to a boil, stirring until the sugar is dissolved.

Simmer for 2 minutes, then remove from the heat and let sit for at least 2 hours before straining into a clean glass bottle.

Then add 1 part of the syrup and 2 parts of fresh grapefruit juice together.

Profile

Flavor: Fruity/Citrus-forward
Base Spirit:
Rum
Cocktail Type:
Tiki / Tropical
Served:
On the Rocks
Preparation:
Blended
Strength:
Medium
Difficulty:
Medium
Hours:
Afternoon Evening
Brands:
Banks Herbsaint Pernod


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Island Tea Time

Ingredients:

2 oz Chilled black tea
1 oz Banks 5 Island rum
1⁄2 oz Orange curaçao
1⁄2 oz Fresh lime juice
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup

Garnish:
Lemon twist
Glass:
Rocks

How to Make:

  1. Combine all ingredients in a rocks glass filled with ice.
  2. Garnish with a lemon twist.
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