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Zombie Cocktail Recipe

Rum
Author: The Bar Team
Zombie cocktail being served at home
Ingredients
Method

Tropical, fruity and rum-based, the Zombie is one of the original Tiki cocktails. It’s a delicious punch that comes from a man called Don the Beachcomber, who created a new craze for carved mugs and hula fashion.

What you’ll need

Ingredients

Serves:
1
  • Captain Morgan Original Spiced Gold
    Captain Morgan Spiced Rum, 1 L
    50ml
  • Captain Morgan® Original Rum
    Captain Morgan Dark Rum, 1L
    25ml
  • Orange Liqueur
    15ml
  • Apricot Brandy
    15ml
  • Orange Juice
    50ml
  • Lime Juice
    25ml
  • Grenadine
    15ml
  • Orange Slice slice
    1
  • Pineapple
    1
  • Mint sprig twist dash
    1
4.2 units of alcohol per serving

Equipment

  • 1 x Strainer
  • 1 x Knife
  • 1 x Jigger
  • 1 x Chopping Board
  • 1 x Ice
  • 1 x Cocktail Shaker
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Method

Ice cubes scooped into a copper cocktail shaker.

Ice

Fill a cocktail shaker with cubes of ice.

A jigger pours pineapple juice into a cocktail shaker filled with ice.

Pour

Using a jigger, measure 50ml Captain Morgan Original Spiced Gold, 25ml Captain Morgan Original Rum, 15ml Orange Liqueur, 15ml apricot brandy, 50ml orange juice, 25ml pineapple juice, 25ml lime juice and 15ml grenadine into the shaker.

A close up of a copper cocktail shaker.

Mix

Shake the mixture vigorously in the cocktail shaker until the surface of the shaker feels chilled. Strain using a strainer into a hurricane glass filled with ice cubes.

A pair of tweezers puts a mint sprig onto a Zombie cocktail topped with a slice of orange and pineapple.

Garnish

With a chopping board and sharp knife, cut a wedge of pineapple and place on the rim of the glass. Cut a slice of orange and place next to the pineapple, along with a mint sprig.

Step 5

Get some grub in before or while you’re drinking – it slows alcohol absorption.

Featured in this recipe

Captain Morgan Original Spiced Gold Spirit Drink, 1L front
Captain Morgan
Captain Morgan Original Spiced Gold Spirit Drink, 1L
1l
Captain Morgan Dark Rum, 1L
Captain Morgan
Captain Morgan Dark Rum, 1L
1l

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