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Zac Overman, Fort Defiance, Brooklyn

White Zombie cocktail recipe

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What goes in it

Method · Shaken

  1. 1Shake everything hard with ice.
  2. 2Dump it all, ice included, into a tiki mug and garnish.
Glass
Tiki mug
Ice
Cubed
Garnish
Orange wheel, mint sprig, umbrella

Prep ahead

Fresh juice

Lime Juice

Yield
About 1 oz per lime
Keeps
1 day
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • Fresh limes

Method

  1. 1Juice to order or in small batches. Strain out seeds and pulp. Store in the refrigerator.

House prep

Don's Mix

Keeps
2 to 3 days
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • 2 partsgrapefruit juice (by volume)
  • 1 partcinnamon syrup (by volume)

Method

  1. 1Stir together. Make in small batches since it uses fresh grapefruit juice. Store in the refrigerator.

House prep

Passion Fruit Purée

Yield
About 1 oz per 3 fruit
Keeps
3 days
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • Ripe passion fruit pulp (or unsweetened frozen purée)

Method

  1. 1Scoop the pulp, blend briefly and strain out the seeds, or thaw a good unsweetened commercial purée.

House prep

Simple Syrup (1:1)

Yield
Example batch: 500 g sugar, 500 g water
Keeps
1 month
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • 1 partwhite sugar (by weight)
  • 1 partboiling water (by weight)

Method

  1. 1Weigh equal parts sugar and boiling water from the hot water kettle. Stir well until the sugar dissolves. Let cool down and bottle. Label the bottle. Refrigerate.

About the White Zombie

White Zombie is a tiki cocktail made with pisco, white rum and london dry gin, created by Zac Overman at Fort Defiance.

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