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

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)