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arriano
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From: Birdland - San Diego
|  Posted: 2008-05-23 09:07 am Permalink
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On 2008-05-23 08:59, Johnny Dollar wrote:
mixed feelings... hopefully they might be inclined to make it better the second time around.
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Their substitutions make no sense. Why would you use Bacardi Razz for Jamaican rum?
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Kon-Hemsby
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From: Andover, England
| Posted: 2008-07-12 10:24 am Permalink
Well I've just made a Zombie using the 1934 recipe. Amazing! It is a fantastic drink. Even I can't drink it fast! Packs a flavour-some punch.
Hope I can still cook the dinner after drinking that!
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Kon-Hemsby
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From: Andover, England
| Posted: 2008-07-12 10:24 am Permalink
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Tonga Tiki
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From: The Tonga Lounge in Safety Harbor, FL
| Posted: 2008-07-12 12:38 pm Permalink
Normally I make the 1950 recipe Zombie. Last weekend I made some falernum and yesterday I made Don's mix. So today I am making the 1934 Zombie punch. Holy Crap! It hits you like a freight train...of course in a good way. The spicy flavor is much different than the more citrus flavored 1950. Don had the right idea.
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bigbrotiki
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Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 10561
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2008-07-12 11:23 pm Permalink
The recipe I am adding to this long history of dedicated research is sort of pointless, because it is for a long gone premix:
However, visuals is MY business, and I feel this thread is seriously lacking in some Zombie imagery, so I thought I ad some shots of the splendid illustrations on this 1930s mini bottle:
Civilized gentlemen enjoying the concoction somewhere in the tropics, and next: Wild men, prostrating in front of the new god!:
Remember what I wrote in the Book of Tiki: In the history of Polynesian pop, the figure of the Zombie was the predecessor to the Tiki!
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Staredge
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Posts: 103
From: Martinsburg
| Posted: 2008-07-17 2:43 pm Permalink
From Trader Vic's Book of Food and Drink, Pg. 70 (1946)
"Here's my idea of a killer-diller. Why people drink them I don't know, but I'll bet you make one before you throw this book away, and I'll bet you drink more of these than any other drink in the book. Don the Beachcomber originated the drink and since then there have been as many different formulas as there are for Planter's Punch. Heres a simplified version for home use.
1 oz Jamaica Rum
2 oz Puerto Rican Rum
1/2 oz Demerara 151
1 oz orange curacao
1 oz lemon juice
1 oz orange juice
1/2 oz grenadine
1 dash Pernod or Herbsaint
Put ingredients in large mixing glass with a large piece of ice; stir well and pour over cracked ice in a chimney glass.
This drink may also be made in large quantities for use in punch bowls. Oh-ho, what a party that'll be! Personally, I think it's too damn strong, but people seem to like it that way."
Will
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Chinarose
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Joined: Jun 25, 2008
Posts: 34
From: Portland, OR
| Posted: 2008-07-17 8:14 pm Permalink
I just made a couple of Zombies using the 1934 recipe, and I thought the demerara rum (Lemon Hart 151) really overpowered the drink. It also really packs an alcoholic punch. I think I'll try it again with all the other ingredients in the same proportions but omit the demerara. The drink really tasted of brown sugar or molasses and leather. The licorice came through, too, but that was about it. I was very surprised because I expected to really love this cocktail and followed the recipe to the letter.
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Kon-Hemsby
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Joined: Sep 17, 2003
Posts: 1225
From: Andover, England
| Posted: 2008-07-17 11:50 pm Permalink
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On 2008-07-12 12:38, Tonga Tiki wrote:
Normally I make the 1950 recipe Zombie. Last weekend I made some falernum and yesterday I made Don's mix. So today I am making the 1934 Zombie punch. Holy Crap! It hits you like a freight train...of course in a good way. The spicy flavor is much different than the more citrus flavored 1950. Don had the right idea.
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This hits the nail on the head. Spot on description.
Time for a Zombie weekend!
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GatorRob
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From: 3 hrs 33 mins to paradise
| Posted: 2008-07-18 2:49 pm Permalink
Thanks for the pictures, Sven. I'd like to take that Zombie label and turn it into a framed print!
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TraderPeg
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Joined: Aug 10, 2006
Posts: 91
From: Haunted Hudson Valley
| Posted: 2008-07-19 12:55 pm Permalink
I second GatorRob -- that label would make a wonderful full-color print, maybe in a bamboo frame.
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leleliz
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Joined: Sep 02, 2008
Posts: 1981
From: NorCal
| Posted: 2009-06-05 8:55 pm Permalink
I am really wanting to try to make a Zombie such as the ones served at Forbidden Island (my fav)--but I have been searching for 20 minutes and cant find where its mentioned as to what the recipe is or as to what recipe they use.
Can someone please assist me? I am 99% sure that Martin mentioned it somewhere but I cant freakin find it and its driving me bonkers! Any help would be appreciated 
OK IGNORE THIS...
I found it!
[ This Message was edited by: leleliz 2009-06-05 21:07 ]
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