Voodoo Rum Punch aka "The Glastonbury Zombie"

Name: Voodoo Rum Punch aka "The Glastonbury Zombie" Cocktail
Yield: Serves everybody
Ingredients: 2 bottles light aged rum; 1 bottle white rum; 1 bottle aged golden rum; 1 bottle Demerara rum; 1/2 bottle overproof rum; 1 bottle cognac; 1 bottle orange curaçao; 1 bottle falernum; 1 bottle maraschino liqueur; 1 fl oz/25 ml absinthe; 60 dashes Angostura bitters; 2.1 quarts/2 liters lime juice; 12.6 quarts/12 liters guava juice; 1 bottle passion fruit syrup; 34 fl oz/1 liter passion fruit puree; 2.1 quarts/2 liters mango puree; large block of ice; fruit, mint sprigs, edible flowers

By Tom Sandham

April 25, 2013

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A blend of rums, exotic juices, liqueurs, aromatic spices, absinthe, and trepidation. One from the Soulshakers' greatest hits collection, this drink has been honed to a lethal edge over the past eight years at Gaz's Rocking Blues at London's Notting Hill Carnival and the Glastonbury Festival in southwest England.

Recipe information

Yield
Serves everybody

Ingredients

2 bottles light aged rum

1 bottle white rum

1 bottle aged golden rum

1 bottle Demerara rum

1/2 bottle overproof rum

1 bottle cognac

1 bottle orange curaçao

1 bottle falernum

1 bottle maraschino liqueur

1 fl oz/25 ml absinthe

60 dashes Angostura bitters

2.1 quarts/2 liters lime juice

12.6 quarts/12 liters guava juice

1 bottle passion fruit syrup

34 fl oz/1 liter passion fruit puree

2.1 quarts/2 liters mango puree

large block of ice

fruit, mint sprigs, edible flowers

Preparation

Step 1
Pour 90 percent of each of the ingredients into a barrel and stir.
Step 2
Taste and make a big show of balancing the flavors, then add all the remaining ingredients anyway! Add a large block of ice and drink ... and drink. Serves lots!