The Zombie is a fearsome cocktail befitting it’s name, featuring four different kinds of rum. In 1933, Ernest Raymond Beaumont-Gantt opened a Polynesian-themed bar in Hollywood called Don the Beachcomber. Later Ernest even legally changed his name to “Donn Beach”.

The Zombie was the ex-rum runner’s signature drink, supposedly created to help a hungover patron. It blossomed to national fame at the Hurricane Bar in the 1939 World’s Fair in New York. Donn’s original recipe was a strict secret, so there are a million different variations; the mixture of fruit flavours helps to disguise the ridiculous amount of alcohol hidden within.

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The Zombie: 1 ounce dark rum, 1 ounce golden rum, 1 ounce white rum, 1 ounce 151-proof rum, ¼ ounce apricot liqueur, ¼ ounce pineapple juice, ¼ ounce papaya juice, ¼ ounce lime juice, 1 teaspoon of sugar, dash of grenadine, ice, 1 cherry, 1 slice of pineapple, 1 orange slice; pour ingredients except for the 151-proof rum into a shaker with the ice and shake vigorously. Pour the mixture into a hurricane glass, and pour the 151-proof rum on top. Garnish with the fruit. #cocktails

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The Zombie

1 ounce dark rum

1 ounce golden rum

1 ounce white rum

1 ounce 151-proof rum

¼ ounce apricot liqueur

¼ ounce pineapple juice

¼ ounce papaya juice

¼ ounce lime juice

1 teaspoon of sugar

Dash of grenadine

Dash of grenadine

Ice

1 cherry, 1 slice of pineapple, 1 orange slice

Pour ingredients except for the 151-proof rum into a shaker with the ice and shake vigorously. Pour the mixture into a hurricane glass, and pour the 151-proof rum on top. Garnish with the fruit.