Zanzibar

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (21 ratings)

Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
2 oz Dark/black/blackstrap rum
14 oz Luxardo Apricot Albicocca Liqueur
14 oz Grand Marnier or other cognac orange liqueur
16 oz Monin Almond (Orgeat) Syrup
12 oz Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
12 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lime zest twist.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
  5. Express lime zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

  • Orgeat (almond) sugar syrup (2:1) - Nuts

Review:

Tangy rum and citrus with fruit and hints of almond.

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History:

Discovered in 2005 at Zanzi Bar in Prague, Czech Republic.

Nutrition:

One serving of Zanzibar contains 200 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.5 standard drinks
  • 19.56% alc./vol. (19.56° proof)
  • 21.5 grams of pure alcohol

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Beverly Stanton’s Avatar Beverly Stanton
10th September 2023 at 10:55
Was expecting more flavor. Nothing special, tasted like any other rum punch.
16th August 2022 at 21:53
This is delicious, and I wouldn’t change a thing, except to add mint to the garnish. Mixed it with Botucal Mantuano.