Zombie

Zombie

Three rums flash-blended with lime, falernum, grapefruit-cinnamon Donn's Mix, grenadine, bitters and a breath of Pernod. Don the Beachcomber's infamous tiki heavyweight — one per customer.

22% ABVStrongCocktails

Hard

Difficulty

6 min

Time

290 Cal

Calories

Flavor profile

Rum

Strength
Sweet
Sour
Bitter

Taste values from the Pocket Bartender recipe catalog.

Ingredients

  • Grenadine1 tsp
  • Grapefruit Juice½ oz
  • Lime Juice¾ oz
  • Angostura Bitters1 dash
  • Gold Rum1 ½ oz
  • Dark Rum1 ½ oz
  • Demerara Rum1 oz
  • Falernum½ oz
  • Pernod6 drops

Ingredient substitutions

No exact bottle on the shelf? These swaps keep Zombie close to the original.

  • Instead of Grenadine

    • Raspberry Syrupberry-forward, same blush
  • Instead of Grapefruit Juice

    • Orange Juicesweeter, less bitter
  • Instead of Lime Juice

    • Lemon Juicesofter citrus
  • Instead of Angostura Bitters

    • Orange Bitterscitrus-forward
    • Peychaud's Bittersbrighter, anise-tinged
  • Instead of Gold Rum

    • Dark Rumdeeper molasses
    • White Rumlighter and drier
  • Instead of Dark Rum

    • Gold Rumlighter, smoother
    • Spiced Rumadds baking spice
  • Instead of Demerara Rum

    • Dark Rumsimilar depth
  • Instead of Falernum

    • Ginger Syrupkeeps the spice kick
    • Orgeatalmond-sweet, less spice
  • Instead of Pernod

    • Absinthestronger — use less
    • Pastisnearly identical

Instructions

  1. Add all ingredients into an electric blender with 170 grams of cracked ice. With pulse bottom blend for a few seconds. Serve in a tall tumbler glass. Note:

  2. *Donn’s Mix: 2 parts of fresh yellow grapefruit and 1 part of cinnamon syrup. Garnish with mint leaves.

Pairs well with

Three rums and falernum stagger in strong — heavy tiki food keeps you upright:

  • Crab rangoon
  • Pork belly skewers
  • Coconut shrimp
  • Grilled pineapple wedges
  • Macadamia nuts

Similar taste

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