Let centuries of alcoholic excellence, honed in the sultry islands of the Caribbean, guide you in your tour of cocktail ecstasy. Exult in tropical luxury with Tonton Macoute, as the primal beat of human-skin drums echo through your senses. Enjoy the island experience in Tonton Macoute's Tiki Hut.
Please read the note scratched on the palm frond before experimenting.

Dead In The Tropics
The Zombie	The New Orleans Fizz	A Tropical Cocktail
The Bermuda Highball	The Shark Attack	Cocktail Drink
Classic Cocktails
Dead Lounge Specialties

The Zombie (Tonton's Specialty!)

1 1/2 ounces dark rum (86 proof)
3/4 ounce Jamaica rum (90 proof)
3/4 ounce light rum (86 proof)
3/4 ounce pineapple juice
3/4 ounce papaya juice
1 ounce lime juice
1 teaspoon powdered sugar

Shake ingredients well with ice; strain into a chilled pint glass, or alternately, pour unstrained into a large zombie glass. Garnish with a pineapple wheel and a cherry, preferably spiked on a toothpick. Float a high-proof, heavy-bodied rum (such as Demerara: 151 proof) atop, and sprinkle powdered sugar over all. Add a sprig of mint if so desired. This is a Tonton specialty; rumours say he's been around in Port Royale since the mid-1680's.

The New Orleans Fizz

1 1/2 ounces gin
1/2 ounce lemon juice
3 dashes orange flower water
1 teaspoon simple syrup
2 ounces cream
One egg white (See Description)
Soda water

Then again, rumours abound that Tonton hails from the French Quarter, perhaps behind the St. Louis Cathedral; he certainly shows considerable panache with the cocktails of the South.
Place ingredients into blender with one scoop of cracked ice; flash blend for 15 to 30 seconds. Pour mixture into large wine goblet and top with soda water. Garnish with a small flower blossom. For a Golden New Orleans Fizz, use the yolk of an egg; for a Royal New Orleans Fizz, use an entire egg.

The Tropical Cocktail
1 1/2 ounces white rum 3/4 ounce curacao 3/4 ounce lime juice	On the other hand, rumours also abound that Mr. Macoute's home lies somewhere near Tortuga. Shake ingredients with cracked ice; strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a squeeze of lime.

The Bermuda Highball
3/4 ounce gin 3/4 ounce brandy 3/4 ounce dry vermouth Ginger ale or club soda	Mix liquors; fill with ginger ale or club soda. Serve in a highball glass with a lemon twist. You'd better not be a rookie when ordering this one. By the way, it is reasonably certain that Mr. Macoute is not from Bermuda.

The Shark Attack
1 ounce Meyers dark rum 1 ounce Bacardi 151 1 ounce Malibu Rum 3 ounces red grapefruit juice (w/ pulp for effect) 3 ounces orange juice w/ pulp 1 Tbsp Rose's Grenadine several chopped cherries or red grape pieces	C'est une libation peculiar a les plages du Floride! Mix these ingredients and shake with ice, serve with a small amount of ice chips -- to simulate bone, of course -- in a tall glass. Sure to provoke a feeding frenzy near your bar. Recipe and extra French submitted to the Dead Lounge by Zeke. My Thanks, and Tonton shall create a gris-gris bag in Zeke's honor.

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