Base: Rum
Zombie
The strongest tiki drink: three rums, citrus and spice.
Quick answer: 30 ml white rum • 30 ml dark rum • 20 ml orgeat syrup
Content prepared and tested by BrandBar's professional bartending team.
Ingredients
- —30 ml white rum
- —30 ml dark rum
- —20 ml orgeat syrup
- —25 ml lime juice
- —20 ml grenadine syrup
- —Ice
Story
Created by Don the Beachcomber in 1934; his bars served no more than two per guest — a rule bartenders still joke about.
Method
- 1Add everything except the dark rum to an iced shaker.
- 2Shake for 12 seconds and strain into a highball over fresh ice.
- 3Float the dark rum on top.
- 4Garnish with mint and a lime wedge.
- Grenadine159 ₴Syrup Brandbar Grenadine (Grenadine) 0.7 L
- Orgeat syrup159 ₴Syrup Brandbar Almond (Myhdal) 0.7 L
- White rum300 ₴
- Dark rum504 ₴
Pumpkin lattes, spiced rum and desserts — a season that lasts six weeks a year.
Questions and answers
Zombie: how much do the ingredients cost?
A full set of bottles at our prices is about 1122 UAH (4 items). That is not the price of a single cocktail: one bottle lasts for many servings, and some of them go into other recipes too.
Zombie: what do you need?
30 ml white rum; 30 ml dark rum; 20 ml orgeat syrup; 25 ml lime juice; 20 ml grenadine syrup; Ice.
What can replace “White rum” in this recipe?
Any item from the same selection will do — for example Rum Barbadoza white 0.7 L. 37.5% (300 UAH), Rum Barbadoza dark 0.7 L. 37.5% (300 UAH), Rum EL Galipote Speced drink 0.7 L, 35% (366 UAH). The taste will change, but the ingredient keeps its role in the drink.
What can replace “Dark rum” in this recipe?
Any item from the same selection will do — for example Rum Barbadoza white 0.7 L. 37.5% (300 UAH), Rum Barbadoza dark 0.7 L. 37.5% (300 UAH), Rum EL Galipote Speced drink 0.7 L, 35% (366 UAH). The taste will change, but the ingredient keeps its role in the drink.
Zombie: how long does it take?
About 5 minutes, 4 steps.