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Zombie

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ZombieSara Bonisteel & <a href="http://fortdefiancebrooklyn.com/">Fort Defiance</a>

The zombie cocktail was invented by Donn Beach in Los Angeles—a tiki drink so strong that drinkers at his Don the Beachcomber restaurant were limited to a maximum of two. 

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 1 cocktail

Ingredients

¾

oz. 90-proof rum

1½

oz. golden rum, 86 proof

¾

oz. light rum, 86 proof

¾

oz. pineapple juice

¾

oz. papaya juice

3

tablespoons lime juice

1

teaspoon superfine sugar

3 or 4

ice cubes

Pineapple spear

Maraschino cherry

1

tablespoon 151-proof rum

Superfine sugar

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Preparation

  1. Combine all ingredients except the pineapple stick, cherry, rum, and sugar in a cocktail shaker. Shake very thoroughly and strain into a highball glass. Garnish with pineapple stick and cherry. Carefully float the rum on top, and lightly sprinkle with a little sugar.