Recipes · A classic

Zombie

A shaken dark rum drink with aged rum, overproof rum and lime juice. It's mostly sour, sweet and spicy.

Zombie in a tiki mug

Ingredients

  • 1½ oz 45 mlDark rum
  • 1½ oz 45 mlAged rum
  • 1 oz 30 mlOverproof rum
  • 0.75 oz 22.5 mlLime juice
  • ½ oz 15 mlFalernum
  • 0.25 oz 7.5 mlGrapefruit juice
  • 0.25 oz 7.5 mlCinnamon syrup
  • 1 barspoonGrenadine
  • 6 dropsAbsinthe
  • 1 dashAngostura bitters
  • shaken
  • tiki mug
  • Mint sprig

Method

  1. Add the dark rum, aged rum, overproof rum, lime juice, falernum, grapefruit juice, cinnamon syrup, grenadine, absinthe and Angostura bitters to a shaker with ice.
  2. Shake hard for about 12 seconds.
  3. Strain into a tiki mug over fresh ice.
  4. Garnish with a mint sprig.

Taste

How the Zombie tastes

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