sunakora zombie

1 oz Demerara 151° Dark Rum (Diamond Reserve)
1 oz Jamaican Dark Rum (Coruba)
3/4 oz Lime Juice
3/4 oz Passion Fruit Syrup
1/2 oz Falernum (Velvet)
1/2 tsp Grenadine
2 dash Angostura Bitters
4 drop Herbsaint

Flash blend (whip shake) with crushed ice, pour into a Zombie glass (Tiki mug), top with crushed ice, and garnish with mint. Two Tuesdays ago, I scanned the recipe section of The Atomic Grog blog, and I was inspired by the Sunakora Zombie by Don the Beachcomber. The Atomic Grog blog found the recipe in the Sunny Sund: The Woman Behind Don the Beachcomber, Inc. book and adapted it as such. The blog described it as, "A hybrid Zombie that manages to be equally sweet, spicy and strong. It features many of the hallmark ingredients of the 1934 original, plus the passion fruit of the 1950 version, ...but it's still a Zombie and should be approached with caution... and great anticipation." Overall, it had the passion fruit, grenadine, falernum, Angostura, and Herbsaint/absinthe aspect of the Cobra's Fang, so I was intrigued. Once assembled, the Sunakora Zombie arose with mint and passion fruit aromas. Next, lime, passion fruit, and caramel notes on the sip sauntered forward towards funky and woody rum, passion fruit, clove, and allspice flavors on the swallow.