About The Zombie
This recipe is probably the most complex cocktail on all of www.empiremixology.com. This cocktail is an original of Don the Beachcomber at his eponymous restaurant around the year 1934. It would later show up at the 1939 World’s Fair where it became popular on the East Coast. This cocktail is served with a strict limit of 2 per customer due to its high potency. The name originates from a businessman who had one and he returned to Donn’s restaurant and told him that it “made him a zombie all weekend.”
The name stuck and the rest is history. This recipe is highly complex and it is indeed a flammable cocktail so drink responsibly and remember safety when playing with fire. There is also a recipe for Donn’s Mix listed below which is an essential ingredient.
Ingredients:
1½ oz. Silver Rum
1½ oz. Dark Rum
1 oz Apricot Brandy
Splash Overproof 151 Rum
½ oz. of Don’s Mix***
1 oz. Lime Juice
1 oz. Pineapple Juice
1 oz. Mango Juice
½ oz. Grenadine
Dash of Angostura Bitters
For Donn’s Mix
3 Crushed Cinnamon Sticks
1 Cup of Sugar
1 Cup of Boiling Water
2 Cups of Grapefruit Juice
Cocktail Profile
Rating: 4.5 Stars
Served: On the Rocks
Strength: Strong
Difficulty: Complex
Flavor: Tiki
Method:
Mix ingredients in a shaker with ice. Pour into glass with ice. You can float the 151 to create a longer lasting flame when lit.
For 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.
