Made specifically for our Revisiting Romero episode.

Given that Romero is seen as the father of the modern zombie, it's only fitting that the cocktail to accompany his episode is a recreation of the original Zombie Punch from 1934. The story behind this cocktail is pretty fascinating... if you're interested you can read about it here.

COCKTAIL CONCOCTION: ORIGINAL ZOMBIE

Combine the following in an electric blender:

.75oz Fresh lime juice

.5oz Falernum (Recipe here)

1.5oz Gold Rum (Bacardi)

1.5oz Dark Rum (Myers/Kraken)

1oz 151 proof Rum

.5oz Don’s mix (2 parts fresh grapefruit juice, 1 part cinnamon simple syrup)

1 tsp Grenadine

6 drops Pernod

Dash of Angostura bitters

6oz Crushed ice

Blend for no more than 5 seconds and pour into a tall glass. Fill with ice.