Name: Zombie with Three Rums
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 2 cocktails
Ingredients: 60 ml white rum; 60 ml dark rum; 30 ml rum; 30 ml lime juice; 30 ml grapefruit juice; 30 ml pineapple juice; 15 ml passion fruit; 15 ml cane syrup; 10 ml grenadine; 5 ml absinthe; 1 teaspoon Angostura bitters; crushed ice; pineapple; cocktail cherries; mint

Step by step process

Preparing the Glasses and Ingredients

1
Chilled glasses are essential. Place two tall hurricane or tiki glasses in the freezer so the Zombie cocktail is served truly ice-cold.
2
Squeeze the juice from fresh limes and grapefruit using a citrus juicer. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve to remove any pulp and seeds.
3
Line up your shaker, jigger, crushed ice, all the rums and syrups side by side so you can work quickly and precisely.

Mixing the Cocktail

4
To make the Zombie cocktail, add the white rum, golden rum and dark rum to a shaker with ice, along with the lime, grapefruit and pineapple juice.
5
Add the passion fruit juice, cane syrup, grenadine and a few dashes of Angostura bitters for depth of flavour and an aromatic layer.
6
Seal the shaker tightly and shake vigorously for about 10 to 15 seconds until the outside is ice-cold and frosted.

Serving

7
Fill the chilled glasses to the brim with crushed ice so the cocktail stays ice-cold throughout and the flavours gradually unfold.
8
Strain the contents of the shaker through a strainer into the prepared glasses, dividing evenly between both servings.
9
Carefully float the overproof rum on top to create a stronger upper layer, and add a dash of absinthe for the signature anise note.
10
Garnish with a pineapple slice, a cocktail cherry and a sprig of fresh mint, add a straw and serve immediately.

More tips:

The Zombie is a very strong cocktail thanks to the combination of three rums and overproof rum. Classically, no more than two are served per person per evening at a bar.

If you don't have fresh passion fruit juice, use a good-quality passion fruit puree or syrup. Avoid sweet nectars, which will throw off the cocktail's flavour balance.

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