The Original Zombie (1934) Revised LCBO Friendly

Don the Beachcomber's Zombie (1934)

The original version, the one that started it all, as served at Don the Beachcomber's famed Hollywood restaurant. This was the drink that made Don's reputation and secured his place in cocktail history.
Due to the lousy LCBO rum selection particularly in the overproofs
I have tried various substitutes and I find by substituting adding 1 oz. El Dorado 8 Year Old Cask Aged Demerara Rum with 1 oz of Pot still Jamaican
for 1 oz of 151 Lemonhart works great.
    

 

Ingredients:

1 oz. Gosling 151 proof Rum
1 oz. Bacardi Gold Rum/J Wray Gold Jamaican Rum
1 oz. Smith & Cross or Myers Planter's Punch Rum (Jamaican Dark)
1 oz. El Dorado 8 Year Old Cask Aged Demerara Rum
3/4 oz. Fresh Lime Juice

1/2 oz. Don's Mix*
1/2 oz. Falernum
2 Dash. Angostura Bitters
6 drops. (1/8 tsp.) Pernod
1 tsp. Grenadine
6 oz. (3/4 cup) Crushed Ice

 

Directions:
Put everything in a blender. Blend at high speed for no more than 5 seconds. Pour into a chimney glass. Add ice cubes to fill. Garnish with a mint sprig.

*Don's Mix was one of the Beachcomber's secret ingredients. It's made by combining 2 parts grapefruit juice with 1 part cinnamon syrup. It is also available for purchase from B.G. Reynolds' syrups.

My Notes:
I have tested this and it is the 'Real Deal' .No Faux-Zombie tastes like this Evil Behemoth.
WORD Of WARNING
Though it is Alcohol Heavy it is masked by the spices and juices so I recommend that you have 2 or 3 Drinks max.
CHEERS~Doc Cyclops
Source: Jeff Berry
Beachbum Berry's Sippin' SafariClub Tiki Press/SLG Publishing, 2007

Tiki Buys #4:Mugs & Mixes

The Mugs

Green Tiki Mug

Blue Parrot Tiki Mug 

 B.G. Reynold's Passion Fruit Syrup

 B.G. Reynolds' Falernum Syrup

 

Jet Pilot (1951) Cocktail Recipe

⚛ A Classic Cocktail from the Atomic Age ⚛

 Ingredients:

    1/2 oz lime juice

    1/2 oz grapefruit juice

    1/2 oz cinnamon syrup (B.G. Reynolds' Don's Mix)*

    1/2 oz falernum (Le Lab Sirop Tiki 1930 Falernum)*

    1 oz dark Jamaican rum (80 Proof Lemon Hart Demerara Rum)*

    3/4 oz gold Puerto Rican rum (Bacardi Gold Rum)*

    3/4 oz 151 Proof Lemon Hart Demerara Rum (Bacardi 151 Proof Rum)*

    6 drops Pernod

    1 dash Angostura bitters

    4 oz crushed ice

*All items in parentheses were the ingredients I used/Substituted(LCBO  Friendly)

Directions:

Put everything into a blender, adding crushed ice last, and blend at high speed for five seconds. Pour into an old-fashioned glass.

My Notes:

Though it shares most of the "Zombies" ingredients it is a much more balanced drink,one you could indulge in all night long.Initially I found it slightly too sweet but this perceived sweetness disappeared after a few sips when the acidity of the lime/grapefruit kicked in.





From Jeff "Beachbum" Berry's Sippin' Safari (2007)

DYI Falernum Recipe

Paul Clarke's Falernum #9 Recipe

During tiki’s heyday, falernum, a syrup made with rum infused with clove, citrus, and nut flavors, was added to rum drinks like the Zombie. Before falernum was widely available, Cocktail Chronicles blogger Paul Clarke tinkered with making his own. After eight experiments over a year (thus #9), Clarke finally found a recipe he was happy with.

This recipe was featured as part of our DIY Home Bar project. | from: Beachbum Berry Remixed , by Adapted from Paul Clarke

Ingredients:

    2 tablespoons blanched, slivered almonds
    40 whole cloves, crushed
    3/4 cup (6 ounces) white rum
    Finely grated zest of 9 medium limes, with no traces of white pith
    1 (3-inch piece) fresh ginger, peeled and julienned
    1 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons superfine sugar
    3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon warm water
    3 tablespoons fresh lime juice, strained
    1/4 teaspoon almond extract

Instructions:

    1Toast the almonds and cloves in a small, dry frying pan over medium heat until the almonds are golden and the cloves are aromatic, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat to cool slightly, about 3 minutes.
    2Place cloves, almonds, rum, lime zest, and ginger in a 2-cup nonreactive container with a tightfitting lid. Cover, shake to combine, and let mixture sit for 24 hours at room temperature.
    3Combine sugar and water in a 1-quart container with a tightfitting lid. Cover and shake until all the sugar has dissolved and the mixture looks clear, about 5 minutes. (By not heating the sugar-water mixture, the simple syrup will be less dense and crisper than a cooked syrup.) You should have 1 3/4 cups; set aside.
    4After 24 hours, strain the rum mixture through a moistened cheesecloth or several layers of paper towels set in a fine mesh strainer over a small bowl. Taking care not to rip the cloth or paper towels, press the solids against the strainer to extract all the liquid. Discard the solids.
    5Add the strained liquid, lime juice, and almond extract to the reserved simple syrup. Shake until combined. Keep refrigerated for up to 1 month.



Total Time: 20 mins, plus infusing time

Active Time: 20 mins

Makes: 2 1/2 cups



Beachbum Berry Remixed

Tiki Buys #2:Mugs & Mixes

Below is a few of my latest purchases:1st up the Tiki Mugs

 

Purple Tiki Mug

 

 

 

Headhunter Tiki Mug - available in Green & Brown(X)

 

Shiny Black Tiki Mug

 

 

Green Tiki Shoy Glass

 

 

 

Next up the Mixes: 

B.G. Reynolds' Orgeat Syrup

 

B.G. Reynolds' Falernum

 

 

Lime Juicer

 

 

Tiki Buys #1:Mugs & Mixes

Below is a few of my latest purchases:1st up the Tiki Mugs

 Lean, Mean, Green Tiki Mug

 Tan Tiki Mug

 Easter Island Tiki

 Black Easter Island Tiki Mug

Next up the Mixes:

B.G. Reynolds' Don's Mix

Le Lab Sirop Tiki 1930 Falernum

The above were all purchased from BYOB Cocktail Emporium.

Note:I don't recommend ordering online as one mug was received broken due to no bubble wrap.

The Original Zombie (1934) Recipe

Don the Beachcomber's Zombie (1934)

The original version, the one that started it all, as served at Don the Beachcomber's famed Hollywood restaurant. This was the drink that made Don's reputation and secured his place in cocktail history.

Ingredients:

3/4 oz. Fresh Lime Juice
1/2 oz. Don's Mix*
1/2 oz. Falernum
1 1/2 oz. Gold Puerto Rican Rum
1 1/2 oz. Aged Jamaican Rum
1 oz. 151-proof Lemon Hart Demerara Rum
1 Dash. Angostura Bitters
6 drops. (1/8 tsp.) Pernod
1 tsp. Grenadine
6 oz. (3/4 cup) Crushed Ice

Directions:

Put everything in a blender. Blend at high speed for no more than 5 seconds. Pour into a chimney glass. Add ice cubes to fill. Garnish with a mint sprig.
*Don's Mix was one of the Beachcomber's secret ingredients. It's made by combining 2 parts grapefruit juice with 1 part cinnamon syrup. It is also available for purchase from B.G. Reynolds' syrups.

My Notes:

I have tested this and it is the 'Real Deal' .No Faux-Zombie tastes like this Evil Behemoth.
 WORD Of WARNING
Though it is Alcohol Heavy it is masked by the spices and juices so I recommend that you have 2 or 3 Drinks max.

CHEERS~Doc Cyclops

Source:

Jeff Berry
Beachbum Berry's Sippin' SafariClub Tiki Press/SLG Publishing, 2007