If you think of New Orleans and the French Quarter, then the hurricane cocktail may come to mind. Popular with both tourists and residents who visit the Quarter, Hurricane cocktails can be ordered on a "to go" basis so that you can sip and wander at the same time.
Hurricane Cocktail History
During World War II, the supplies of whiskey were rather meager due to rationing. Bar proprietors in New Orleans were forced to buy large quantities of rum in order to get small quantities of whiskey. Pat O'Brien's Bar, located in the French Quarter, was no exception to this rule. In response to the surplus of rum, Pat O'Brien's developed the Hurricane, with its signature hurricane glass.
Hurricane Cocktail Recipes
Hurricane Cocktail Recipe 1
Ingredients You Will Need:
½ cup dark rum
½ cup light rum
¼ cup grenadine or passion fruit syrup
¼ cup lime juice, preferably fresh, or sour mix
¼ cup orange juice, preferably fresh
2 teaspoons superfine sugar
Orange wedges
Pour all of the ingredients except the orange wedges into a shaker and shake until the sugar has dissolved. Serve in tall glasses half filled with ice. Garnish with the orange wedges and serve. Serves four.
Hurricane Cocktail Recipe 2
Ingredients You Will Need:
¼ cup light rum
¼ cup dark rum
¼ cup 151-proof rum
1 ounce grenadine syrup
¾ cup orange juice, preferably fresh
¾ cup unsweetened pineapple juice
Mix all of the ingredients well and pour over crushed ice in a hurricane glass. Serves two.
Hurricane Recipe 3
Ingredients You Will Need:
¼ cup vodka
¼ cup light rum
¼ cup gin
1 ounce 151-proof rum
¼ cup almond liqueur
¼ cup triple sec
Pineapple juice
Grapefruit juice
Grenadine
Pour everything except the last three items into two hurricane glasses filled with ice. Top with equal amounts of pineapple and grapefruit juice until the glasses are almost filled and finish with a splash or two of grenadine to taste. Serves two.
Hurricane Cocktail Recipe 4
Ingredients You Will Need:
¼ cup water
¼ cup sugar
1 cup rum
1 cup orange juice, preferably fresh
1 cup passion fruit juice
1 cup pineapple juice
¼ cup orange liqueur
¼ cup lime juice, preferably fresh
Bitters
Blend the sugar into the water in a small saucepan over medium heat until the sugar has dissolved. Let cool. Pour all of the ingredients except the bitters into a large pitcher filled with ice. Mix the ingredients until well blended and cold. Pour into cocktail glasses. Top with a dash of bitters. Serves four.
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