NO. 1069 · A CLASSIC HOUSE SPEC
Zombie
Three rums, falernum, and grapefruit-cinnamon spice. Tropical theatre, precisely directed.
- The glass
- Highball glass
- The method
- Blended
- With ingredients ready
- 3 min · Easy
Our house measures and instructions. No tasting by The Drink Place has been recorded.
What this means
- Recipe basis
- Ingredient reference: International Bartenders Association. Our house measures may differ.
- Preparation
- Complete measured ingredients and instructions. No individual editorial method review is recorded.
- House tasting
- Not recorded. A reference, editorial review, or AI photograph does not establish a taste test.
THE QUIET PREPARATION
Before the first pour.
with ingredients ready
Set out highball glass for each drink. Keep the tools and prepared ingredients within reach.
- Jigger or graduated measure
- Blender
- Citrus juicer
- Kitchen scale
PREPARE FIRST, OR USE THE SAME PREPARED INGREDIENT
Donn’s mix (2:1 grapefruit-cinnamon)5 min heating or steeping + cooling
Donn’s mix — combine 20 ml fresh grapefruit juice with 10 ml cinnamon syrup for a 30 ml small batch; use only the listed drink measure. Cinnamon syrup — simmer 100 g sugar, 100 g water, and one 5 g cinnamon stick for 5 minutes; cool, strain, and refrigerate. The mix contains fresh juice, so keep it separate until serving.
These are preparation ratios. Make enough for the measured drink quantities; cooling time and final yield are not included in the mixing time.
- Squeeze the citrus and measure its juice before you start. Keep the listed garnish aside.
A PROPER POUR BEGINS HERE
The ingredients.
- 45 ml
- 45 ml
- 30 ml
- 20 ml
- 15 ml
- 15 ml
- 5 ml
- 1 dash
- 6 drops
- 1
Exact measures for one drink. Fresh ice is part of the method.
US fluid ounces convert the exact milliliter specification and round to three decimal places.
A LITTLE CEREMONY
The method.
Prepare your glass
Set out a clean highball glass for each serving. Do not put additional ice in the glass before blending.
Load the blender
Measure one serving of the liquid ingredients and bitters into the blender with 170 g finely cracked ice. Keep all garnish aside, and secure the lid.
Flash-blend briefly
Blend on high for five seconds only, just long enough to combine the liquids and break down the ice. Keep the drink slushy rather than making a smooth frozen drink.
Pour and garnish
Pour the complete contents, including the finely cracked ice, into the tall tumbler and add the measured mint sprig. Do not add any flames or extra rum.
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