Falernum

[Frankennietzsche]

http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/20 ... ext-party/

I keep finding strange things that belong here without looking for them.

(I found this article while reading about the Russian family who lived in isolation for 40 years.

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-a ... 43001.html)

[ThirstyDrunk]

"He also stated that it was the only wine high enough in alcohol content to catch fire.
"

There ya go.

[peetie44]

"...Jamaica rum, three pints..."

That's one HELL of an appetizer.

[Mr. Viking]

that family sounds extraordinary

[Palinka (RIP)]

I'm pretty sure that "carls" and "zin" brought me some Falernum, when they came to stay in Budapest. It seemed pretty good, at the time.

[onedollarbob]

Falernum is basically for the old, original Tiki drinks. I don't think it's worth the hunt for falernum if you have a good orgeat lying about, and it's frankly funky sipped on its own. The John D.Taylor's falernum is especially flavorless and the bottle cap is too ramshackle to screw back on.

[The Limey]

Falernum is easily available in the UK and USA.

[binary]

This shit is key for making a top-notch Zombie. Seriously

[Surreal]

^^^^^^^

binary is correct.

How else you gonna get that vanilla/all spice flavor?

it puts the "eek" in Tiki.

[Surreal]

Don the Beachcomber agrees......

Zombie (1956)
Recipe from Don the Beachcomber in Waikiki, according to a 1956 Cabaret Quarterly Magazine article
3/4 oz. fresh lime juice
1/2 oz. grapefruit juice
1 1/2 oz. unsweetened pineapple juice
1/4 oz. Falernum
1 1/4 oz. Puerto Rican gold rum
1 oz. Jamaican dark rum
1 oz. 151-proof Demerara rum
3/4 oz. Maraschino liqueur
1/4 tsp. Grenadine
2 dashes Angostura bitters
6 drops Pernod
Put all in blender with ice. Blend for 5 seconds. Pour into glass and garnish with mint sprig.