Host Jocelyn with the competitors.
Ballon Boy served as Chairman.
Blood Punch with dry ice.
The Reanimated Corpse of Fidel Castro.
The White Zombie.
Blood & Guts.
On Friday night, M. competed in a friendly “Iron Mixologist” contest against a man named Max (he and his wife came in costume as Dexter and a Saran-Wrapped victim). In lieu of a secret ingredient, there was a theme: zombies! M.. dressed as a mad scientist and brought all the crazy cocktail toys: test tubes, dry ice, Kold-Draft, pebble ice, stabilizers, a brain mold….
The task was to make three cocktails; both contestants were given 30 minutes total. M. made the “Reanimated Corpse of Fidel Castro,” a play on the Corpse Reviver No. 1 with Havana Club rum; “White Zombie,” his instant-gratification interpretation of the classic Zombie Punch (it took him less than 20 minutes to make and assemble excellent approximations of ingredients that normally take ~48 hours to produce), and “Bucket of Blood” (Campari, tequila, sweet vermouth, and maraschino with a green apple foam).
To my surprise, he lost by a vote to Max (whose drinks had, in my opinion, greater popular appeal because they were sweeter and more familiar).
The White Zombie was such a hit that he made it again on Halloween. In retrospect, that may not have been the brightest decision. With 6 ounces of alcohol PER SERVING, the punch pretty much guaranteed that our good-natured party guests turned into wacked-out zombies. (Oh lord, what a party….)
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