10/27/2022 0 Comments Hurricane cocktail![]() Be aware that if you divide the recipe into two portions, the volume of the drink might not be able to fill a tall glass more than ¾ of the way, so you might want to consider serving it in a rocks glass. Traditionally, this drink is served in a tall glass shaped like the globe on a hurricane lamp, although you can substitute any tall glass. I suggest you serve two people - or cut the ingredient quantities in half for a much saner drink. The Hurricane has a reputation for packing a wallop, and you’ll see why when you read the recipe: There’s a lot of booze in this drink! This recipe (for the original Hurricane) takes about 5 minutes to make and is intended to serve one person. If you’re wondering why some of the Hurricane Cocktails in the pictures are red, while others are orange, it’s because they’re made from different recipes - I wanted to show both “looks.” But in the Notes I’ll include a recipe for a Hawaiian Punch version, and also a version by Chuck Taggart at the Gumbo Pages (do click through and read the post - he offers loads of history and detail about the Hurricane that I haven’t included). We’re going to make the original version of the Hurricane, as described in Beach Bum Berry Remixed. (So if you want to duplicate the Hurricane that is typically sold in New Orleans today, just use Hawaiian Punch - really.) The flavor of that mix resembles a product sold at every grocery store in the US: Hawaiian Punch. Indeed, the Hurricanes served at O’Brien’s today are of the punch variety, and are made from a mix. Passion fruit juice can be expensive (and sometimes is hard to obtain), so over time many bartenders dropped it from the list of ingredients and substituted tropical punch. At some point, someone probably substituted Grenadine for simple syrup, and the red color of the grenadine tinted the entire cocktail, giving it the bright hue that people often associate with the Hurricane today. The syrup contained a mixture of passion fruit juice and Simple Syrup. The original Hurricane was made with dark rum, passion fruit syrup, and lemon juice (though lime juice almost immediately became a popular substitution). I’ll include both versions here, and let you to decide which one you prefer. Sadly, today’s version isn’t as tasty as the original, either.īut no worries! The recipe for the original drink is still available. ![]() ![]() Most bars serve a Hurricane that is a bright, fluorescent red - while the original had a more subdued, orangish hue. But O’Brien certainly put the drink on the map.įunny thing, though: the drink that’s typically made today at O’Brien’s (and most places) isn’t the original recipe. Pat O’Brien may not have created the Hurricane (which probably originated at the Hurricane Bar in New York City in 1939). In large part, that’s because it’s the signature cocktail of Pat O’Brien’s Bar, a well-known tourist hangout in the French Quarter. The Sazerac is the city’s official cocktail, but the Hurricane is probably more popular today in the Big Easy. When people think of New Orleans cocktails, two drinks usually spring to mind: the Sazerac and the Hurricane. Celebrate Mardi Gras with a Classic New Orleans Cocktail ![]()
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