What are your preferred rums in a 1934 Zombie? - Tiki Drinks and Food

D donhonyc Tiki Socialite The Quiet EAST Village Joined: Jan 13, 2003 Posts: 1196	D donhonyc Posted posted on Sun, Dec 2, 2018 7:31 PM Hey everybody... The reason I ask is because the Zombies I've been making here at home have been a bit on the uh... bitter side. They don't completely suck, but I've had some 1934 Zombies at bars that know how to make these and they are way better. I suspect that it's the rums I'm using because the other ingredients (including homemade grenadine and Don's Mix) are followed to-the-T as dictated by the recipe. The gold Puerto Rican rum I'm using is Bacardi Gold, the Jamaican is Appleton Estate Special, and the 151 is Lemon Hart. In the past I've also used Myer's and Appleton Estate VX. I'm thinking that maybe the Puerto Rican gold is where my trouble is at. I was just over at Atomic Grog looking over a Zombie article that suggested Bacardi 8, Bacardi Añejo, Don Q Añejo, and Ron Barrilito as the preferred Puerto Rican gold. Maybe I should try one of those. Thoughts anybody?

Hey everybody...

The reason I ask is because the Zombies I've been making here at home have been a bit on the uh... bitter side. They don't completely suck, but I've had some 1934 Zombies at bars that know how to make these and they are way better. I suspect that it's the rums I'm using because the other ingredients (including homemade grenadine and Don's Mix) are followed to-the-T as dictated by the recipe. The gold Puerto Rican rum I'm using is Bacardi Gold, the Jamaican is Appleton Estate Special, and the 151 is Lemon Hart. In the past I've also used Myer's and Appleton Estate VX. I'm thinking that maybe the Puerto Rican gold is where my trouble is at. I was just over at Atomic Grog looking over a Zombie article that suggested Bacardi 8, Bacardi Añejo, Don Q Añejo, and Ron Barrilito as the preferred Puerto Rican gold. Maybe I should try one of those. Thoughts anybody?

Post #791558 by donhonyc on Sun, Dec 2, 2018 7:31 PM