Post #729732 by Swanky on Thu, Oct 16, 2014 7:36 AM

The Aku Aku Zombie is excellent. I have had probably 4-6 Zombie Punches (1934 Zombie) in the last few days. I have been making them with 80 proof rather than 151. The Aku is a "fruitier" Zombie.

I like to think of a Zombie Punch as a journey in a glass, because by the time you get to the bottom of that glass you will be in a different place. 5 ounces of booze will do that.

In 1934 the cocktails of the day were pretty much straight booze with a dash of something. So the booze of the Zombie was not an issue for them. It was likely closer to their taste than something like a Rum Barrel.

And it is important to dilute a drink a bit. The melting ice is part of the equation. All the tall tales of mixologists of old tossing out drinks when they sat in the window too long make us think it was like 30 seconds. Probably not. A bit of melting and dilution brings out the flavors properly and they knew that.

One thing in the directions for this drink that may need to be tweaked is the mix time. And by that I mean blender/mixer. These days I use the milkshake type mixer exclusively. You almost can't go wrong with it. It mixes the ingredients very well and chills them very thoroughly without turning it into a slushie like a blender. 4 seconds, 8 seconds will hardly matter. Once it's cold it's cold and you're good. And since this drink is potent, it should be sipped slowly and that allows it to dilute and change as you sip. along with your own mind changing as you get tipsier. The last 4 sips will be very different than the first 4 both in taste and in your demeanor. That's the real beauty of it.