Just in time for Halloween

About a month late, I finally present my tiki drink cum Halloween-themed cocktail: The Elder Zombie. It may sound like a Magic card (Hey there, that's a challenge idea!), but it's actually a tasty beverage inspired by the classic Zombie, famous for having as much as three shots worth of booze in a proper pour.

The Elder Zombie

• 1/4 oz. lime juice
• 1/4 oz. grapefruit juice
• 1/4 oz. grenadine
• 1/4 oz. elderflower syrup

(You're probably thinking to yourself at this point "Christ, man, where's the alcohol?!" Admittedly, it does not share everything in common with its inspiration)

• 1 1/2 oz. rum, your favorite mix of light and dark.
• 1/4 oz. Campari
• Dash Angostura bitters

Mix everything together, imbibe and be merry.

I have to say, I'm proud that after figuring out this recipe I ran into a lime/grapefruit/grenadine/elderflower cocktail from one of the big cocktail bars in New York (PDT? Death and Co.? I think one of those). It didn't go the same direction with the bitters and such, but nonetheless it makes me like my intuition is moving in the right direction.