Tiki Central / Tiki Drinks and Food / Updates to The Mai-Kai Cocktail Guide on The Atomic Grog
Post #771431 by Hurricane Hayward on Fri, Dec 23, 2016 11:04 PM
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Moving right along to the next cocktail updated to feature Mariano's Mix # 7 ... the Zombie
The update includes some more background on Donn Beach and Mariano Licudine, including some info gleaned from Swanky's "Mai-Kai: History and Mystery of the Iconic Tiki Restaurant." The book refers to something known as "Don’s Spices #7" as being "crucial to the Zombie and other signature cocktails." Could The Mai-Kai's Zombie now be even closer to Beach's original? The updated recipe (v.3.0) is actually now the fourth version of the tribute ...
In addition to #7, there were quite a few other tweaks: Lime juice was increased and lemon juice was eliminated. Passion fruit syrup was reduced and Pernod was dropped since #7 now provides both sweet and anise flavors. Gold rum was replaced with white rum, and the 151 rum was increased from 1/2 to 3/4 ounce. The extra flavor turns this already outstanding cocktail up another notch. |
