The Zombia Apocalypse Cocktail Recipe

Ingredients

• Brainwashed rum
• 1½ pounds fresh calf brains, sliced into 1-inch cubes
• 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
• ½ teaspoon ground cloves
• ½ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3 ounces Lemon Hart 151 Demerara Rum
• Cocktail
• 6 ounces crushed ice
• 1 ounce fresh lime juice
• ½ ounce cinnamon syrup
• ½ ounce falernum
• ½ ounce Curaçao
• 1½ ounces Rhum Barbancourt Five Star
• ½ ounce brainwashed rum
• 1 scant barspoon crème de violette
• Dash Elemakule Tiki Cocktail Bitters
• 1 teaspoon grenadine

Directions

1. Make the brainwashed rum: In a small bowl, place the brains, thyme, cloves, cayenne, cinnamon and salt and toss to coat.
2. In a large skillet over medium-low heat, melt the butter. Add one piece of the brains and brown on all sides until cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer the browned brain nugget to a paper-towel-lined plate. Once cool, cover with plastic and refrigerate until ready to use.
3. Transfer the drippings from the skillet to a glass jar. Add the Demerara, cover, and refrigerate for 6 to 8 hours. Transfer the container to the freezer and chill for 2 hours longer.
4. Remove the jar from the freezer and skim off the frozen fat from the surface. Strain the liquid through a coffee-filter-lined fine-mesh strainer and refrigerate until ready to use.
5. Make the cocktail: In a blender jar, add the ice, lime juice, cinnamon syrup, falernum, Curaçao, Rhum Barbancourt, ½ ounce brainwashed rum, crème de violette and the bitters and pulse until slushy, 2 to 3 seconds. Pour the contents into a zombie glass or pint glass and add enough ice to fill the glass to ½ inch from the top.
6. Remove the browned brain from the refrigerator and pierce with a small wood skewer. Lay the skewer across the top of the drink. Drizzle the grenadine over the brain and into the drink. Serve with trepidation.