I am beyond bored of Zombies in movies, books and on TV.
28 Days Later (and, to a certain extent, The Last Of Us) rose the genre to a new level, and nothing has come close since. So I just don't bother.
Zombies, as cocktails though, that's a whole other ballgame. Loads of fruit juice, loads of rum, and the most over-the-top garnishes possible. They are the absolute business.
Which is why, rather than give you one recipe for one drink here, you’re getting three for the price of one! Bargain!
All zombies follow the same principles- several rums, lemon and lime juice, grapefruit and pineapple. The changes tend to be in ratios and quite how many rums you end up using.
I grade these drinks by strength- starting with the softer, friendlier and straight-up less alcoholic version, through the classic, onto the mother of all zombies that will definitely get you there. I’m still not sure whether I’m actually allowed to put this much alcohol in one drink, but I guess we’ll see. So, to begin-
Entry-level - 28 Minutes Later
This is fairly easy to make, with far fewer ingredients. Not as strong, definitely sweeter than the others and just an all-round friendly and happy drink.
Ingredients
35ml black rum- Goslings for best results
15ml curacao or orange liqueur of choice (for once, Marnier’s probably not the way to go as it’s a bit too rich)
25ml lemon & 25ml lime juice
25ml grapefruit juice
50ml pineapple juice
10-15ml grenadine to float on top
Method
Shake all but the grenadine over ice. Strain into a loaded highball. Top with the grenadine to let it bleed through the drink. A couple of straws, a chunk of pineapple and grapefruit, and you’re done.
A-level - Zombie Classic
Now we're playing with fire. This is a seriously spirit-heavy drink, but with the right balance of ingredients this is still a very pleasant and incredibly drinkable concoction.
Ingredients
15ml black - Goslings again
15ml white rum - Bacardi Blanco
15ml gold rum - Bacardi Oro
10ml Curacao or Cointreau
25ml lemon juice
25ml lime juice
35ml grapefruit juice
50ml pineapple juice
10ml orgeat
10ml Wray and Nephew overproof rum for lime hull
Method
There’s a lot in this. Get a big glass, again ideally a highball or tiki glass, fill it with rocks ice and set aside. Shake all ingredients over ice and strain into your glass. Hull half a lime, pour in a little over proof rum and light the mixture (note-always put in straws after you've put out the flames. Burning or melted bits of plastic in your drink do not add to the quality, trust me).
For added theatrical effect, get a pinch of cinnamon powder and drizzle it through the flame- it’ll spark up immediately and give the drink an almost magical quality. Well worth doing. Blow out flames, add your straws and any other garnish (pineapple leaves are always a hit), and serve.
Mad Bastard (tm) level -The Baron Samedi
*not actually tm
This is actually in a pint glass, as I couldn't find another glass big enough to do it justice. I’d almost recommend this as a sharing cocktail given the amount in it, but the particularly brave amongst us will definitely appreciate it.
Ingredients
10ml white rum- Bacardi Blanco
10ml black rum - Goslings
10ml gold rum - Bacardi Oro
10ml 5 or 7 year old rum - Havana 7yo
10ml gold spiced rum - Morgans or Sailor Jerry
10ml black spiced rum - The Kraken
10ml Curacao
10ml orgeat
25ml lime juice
25ml lemon juice
35ml grapefruit juice
60ml pineapple juice
10ml Wray and Nephew overproof rum (for lime hull)
Method
This drink is probably one of the most involved ones I’ve ever created, with a frankly ridiculous amounts of ingredients (eight spirits definitely isn't excessive).
Load a tankard or stein glass (available from Ikea) with rocks ice.
Add all to a big shaker (definitely a tin on tin shaker for this one, this is not one that will suffer a weaker glass) and shake thoroughly over ice. Strain into glass, add a few splashes of bitters. Add your garnish- leaves, grapefruit and finally your lime hull, top with overproof rum and light. Drizzle cinnamon through the flame for effect, blow out, add straws and serve.
And as a final thought-
There’s nowhere near enough P&R or Office memes on this site. Need to fix that ASAP.
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