Zombie

Ingredients

1.5 oz.	Dark Rum
1.5 oz.	Gold Rum
1 oz.	151-Proof Rum
1 Dash	Pernod (or Herbsaint/Absinthe)
.75 oz.	Lime Juice
.25 oz.	Cinnamon Syrup
.25 oz.	Grapefruit Juice
.5 oz.	Falernum
1 Barspoon	Grenadine
1 Dash	Angostura Bitters
Garnish	Mint Sprig

Directions

Combine the Ingredients in a Cocktail Shaker with Ice
Shake for 15 Seconds
Pour into a Zombie or a Highball Glass
Garnish with a Mint Sprig and Straw

The Zombie was invented by Donn Beach in the 1930’s for a man who wanted something to get him through a business meeting. Apparently the man came back a couple days later complaining it made him feel like a Zombie, thus the name. The drink even has it’s own glass, which is just a skull cup. This is an Official IBA Cocktail.

February 17, 2023 0

Jet Pilot

Ingredients

1 oz.	Overproof Dark Rum
.75 oz.	Overproof Demerara Rum
.75 oz.	Gold Rum
.75 oz.	Lime Juice
.5 oz.	Grapefruit Juice
.5 oz.	Falernum
.5 oz.	Cinnamon Syrup
1 Dash	Angostura Bitters
1 Dash	Absinthe
Garnish	Cocktail Cherry
Garnish	Mint Sprig

Directions

Combine the Ingredients in a Blender with Ice
Blend at high speed for 3 Seconds
Pour into a Rocks Glass
Top with Cracked Ice
Garnish with a Cocktail Cherry and Mint Sprig

The Jet Pilot is a riff on the Test Pilot that was invented at Luau, a bar in Beverly Hills, California in 1958.

February 10, 2023 0

Test Pilot

Ingredients

1.5 oz.	Dark Rum
.75 oz.	Light Rum
.5 oz.	Triple Sec
.5 oz.	Lime Juice
.5 oz.	Falernum
1 Dash	Angostura Bitters
2 Barspoons	Pernod (or Absinthe)
Garnish	Cocktail Cherry

Directions

Combine the Ingredients in a Blender with Ice
Blend at high speed for 3 Seconds
Pour into a Rocks Glass
Top with Cracked Ice
Garnish with a Cocktail Cherry

The Test Pilot is another Tropical Cocktail invented by Donn Beach around 1940. It is the precursor to the more famous Jet Pilot.

February 10, 2023 0

Improved Whiskey Cocktail

Ingredients

2 oz.	Bourbon (or Rye)
1 Barspoon	Maraschino Liqueur
1 Dash	Absinthe
.25 oz.	Simple Syrup
3 Dash	Angostura Bitters
1 Dash	Peychaud’s Bitters
Garnish	Lemon Peel

Directions

Combine the Ingredients in a Mixing Glass with Ice
Stir for 30 Seconds
Strain into a Rocks Glass over Ice
Garnish with a Lemon Peel

The Improved Whiskey Cocktail was invented sometime in the 1800’s and was supposed to be an “improvement” to the Old Fashioned. This isn’t the only “improved” Cocktail as there is also the Improved Gin Cocktail and the Improved Brandy Cocktail.

February 7, 2023 0

Corpse Reviver No. 2

Ingredients

.75 oz.	London Dry Gin
.75 oz.	Triple Sec
.75 oz.	Lillet Blanc
.75 oz.	Lemon Juice
To Rinse	Absinthe

Directions

Rinse a Cocktail Glass or Coupe with Absinthe then set aside
Combine the ingredients in a Cocktail Shaker with Ice
Shake for 15 Seconds
Double Strain into the Absinthe Rinsed Glass

The Corpse Reviver No. 2 is the sequel drink to the less popular Corpse Reviver No. 1. The two drinks are very different but were invented with the same purpose in mind. They get their names from the idea that they are suppose to be hangover cures. This is an Official IBA Cocktail.

January 27, 2023 0

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