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.
- Grenadine
- Orgeat syrup
- White rum
- Dark rum
Pumpkin lattes, spiced rum and desserts — a season that lasts six weeks a year.
Questions and answers
Zombie: where to get the ingredients?
All 4 items are BrandBar catalogue bottles; the “I want it” button next to each one opens it at brandbar.ua. 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%, Rum Barbadoza dark 0.7 L. 37.5%, Rum EL Galipote Speced drink 0.7 L, 35%. 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%, Rum Barbadoza dark 0.7 L. 37.5%, Rum EL Galipote Speced drink 0.7 L, 35%. The taste will change, but the ingredient keeps its role in the drink.
Zombie: how long does it take?
About 5 minutes, 4 steps.