Zombie Count

Name: Zombie Count
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 15 ml Grenadine; 15 ml Cinnamon Syrup; 1 dash Angostura Bitters; 30 ml Gin; 1 spg Mint; 30 ml Grapefruit Juice; 15 ml Lime Juice; 1 dash Absinthe; 30 ml Campari; 30 ml Sweet Vermouth

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Shake Gin, Sweet Vermouth, Campari, Grapefruit Juice with ice. Strain into a tiki mug.

During Negroni Week 2020, I pondered creating an intriguing blend of the famous 1919 cocktail and a classic Tiki drink, settling on the 1934 Zombie as my inspiration. To this recipe, I boosted the grapefruit and cinnamon to complement Campari well. Additionally, I removed falernum since there were already plenty of spiced and herbal notes in the mix. The grenadine content was also increased significantly, often paired with Campari in contemporary Tiki recipes for its "bittersweet" flavor profile. Naming it a challenge, I chose between Zombie Count and Count Zombie to pay homage to Count Camillo Negroni, ultimately settling on Zombie Count.

Method

Shaken

Glass

tiki

Difficulty

Hard

Flavor Profile

Bitter

Herbal

Sour

Spicy

Sweet