The Ghost

The Ghost is the top-selling cocktail for us. It is like the perfect evolution, the perfect example of modern tiki. The story behind it is the Zombie, which is probably the most popular Beachcomber cocktail. There’s a lot of legends about the Zombie, and it has a long-storied history. As it goes, the cocktail was created to help a hungover customer recover. So with a mix of several rums, fruit juices, and other ingredients served in a tall glass, the potent concoction reportedly made the customer remark that it was ‘strong enough to raise the dead.’ Hence the name Zombie. First appearing in 1934, popularized at the 1939 New York World’s Fair, it has since become an iconic cocktail.

So, let’s do a clarified Zombie. We made the glass 12 inches long with one piece of long ice in the drink. Then we top it with rum, overproof rum with the natural red color, which looks like blood. Plus, we limit two per guest for added intrigue.

The Zombie was comprised of a combination of rums from across the Caribbean with a list of top-secret, closely guarded ingredients that the Beachcomber refused to divulge to anyone. Our clarified Zombie, The Ghost, is made with Golden Jamaican Rums, Overproof Demerara Rum, and Puerto Rican Rum with fresh lime, a few drops of Absinthe, a dash of Angostura bitters, and a blend of wild spices elixir, and West Indies Falernum that will comfort you, bring you warmth, and restore your strength. With a lot of trial and error, we clarified the liquid. It’s the coolest drink.