An anonymous 1934 attempt to reproduce Don the Beachcomber's "often imitated, never duplicated" recipe. The story goes that Don whipped this up on the spot to revive a hung-over businessman. But the copy from a 1941 Beachcomber menu offers a different origin myth: "The Zombie didn't just happen. It is the result of a long and expensive process of evolution... In experiments leading up to the Zombie, three and a half cases of assorted rums were used and found their way down the drain so that you may now enjoy this potent 'mender of broken dreams'."

Ingredients

• 1
  oz
  of Lime juice
• 0.75
  oz
  of Pineapple juice
• 0.75
  oz
  of Papaya Nectar
• 0.5
  oz
  of Applejack Brandy
• 3
  barspoon
  of Powdered sugar
• 1
  oz
  of Dark (Black Blended) Rum
  (Jamaican)
• 2
  oz
  of Blended Lightly Aged (Gold) Rum
  (Barbados)
• 1
  oz
  of White Rum
  (Puerto Rican)
• 0.5
  oz
  of Overproof Demerara Rum
  (151 proof)

Steps

• Shake everything -- except Demerara -- with ice cubes.
• Pour into tall glass.
• Float Demerara on top of drink.
• Garnish with mint sprig, pineapple cube skewered between red and green cocktail cherries, and a pinch more [powdered sugar sprinkled over all.