Zombie

    Dissolve the brown sugar in the lemon and lime juices in a cocktail shaker. Add the other ingredients and ice, shake, and strain into a crushed ice-filled hurricane glass or tiki mug. Mint sprig garnish.

    Origin: There are many variations on this drink, the first of which, dating from the mid-1930s, being positively vile. This one purportedly dates from around 1950 and is as delightful as it is deadly.

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    Rum Runner
    • 1 lime wedge
    • 1 oz light rum
    • 1 oz gold rum
    • 2 oz pineapple juice
    • ½ oz lime juice
    • ½ oz simple syrup
    • 1 small egg white
    • 1 dash Angostura bitters
    • 1 dash Peychaud's bitters

    Bruise the lime wedge in a cocktail shaker, add the remaining ingredients and ice, and shake hard to emulsify the egg white. Strain into an ice-filled highball glass. Garnish with tropical fruit.

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    Hurricane
    • 1 oz light rum
    • 1 oz dark rum
    • ½ oz Galliano
    • 1 ½ oz pineapple juice
    • 1 ½ oz orange juice
    • ¾ oz lime juice
    • 1 oz passion fruit syrup
    • ½ oz simple syrup
    • 1 dash Angostura bitters

    Shake and strain into an ice-filled hurricane glass. Garnish with cherries and tropical fruit.

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    Cradle of Life
    • ¾ oz spiced rum
    • ¾ oz light rum
    • ½ oz orgeat
    • 2 ¼ tsp lime juice
    • 2 ¼ tsp lemon juice
    • 2 ¼ tsp orange juice
    • 2 dashes Angostura bitters
    • ½ oz green Chartreuse (garnish)

    Shake all but the Chartreuse—keeping a spent lime shell handy—and strain into a crushed ice-filled rocks glass. Pour the Chartreuse into the lime shell and ignite. Allow the recipient of the drink to pour in the Chartreuse at his or her leisure.

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