Zombie
All the rums, served tall and tropical. Yummy, but unforgiving.
The Zombie first rears its ultra-strong, over-proof head in the 1930’s, created by Ernest Raymond Beaumont-Gant, alias, Donn Beach, the Beachcomber. It was made for a customer about to fly to San Fransisco, who drank three and later complained that the beverage had rendered him a complete Zombie. The Drink was then officially launched at the New York World’s Fair in 1939. However, we have included this drink in the sixties because of its longevity and the constant desire of customers to drink a cocktail that contains everything! The Zombie, in its many and varied forms, is the best example of the “take everything from that shelf and mix it up” school of bartending. Thanks must go to Donn the Beachcomber for showing all bartenders everywhere that an unholy amount of different alcohols mixed up together can taste good!
