However, I much prefer to mix up my own so I have control over the flavor. Sometimes you can find bottled hurricane mix at the grocery store, such as Bacardí Ready-to-Serve Hurricane mix, which you then add to a base of bacardí rum. This classic recipe for a Hurricane contains two kinds of Caribbean rum, lemon juice and passion fruit syrup. (I‘ve done it and recommend it once!) Hurricanes are available at pretty much any New Orleans bar, too. In the 1940s, Caribbean rum was more readily available than European whiskey, thanks to the raging war abroad, and owner Pat O’Brien served up this cocktail.Įven today, you can still visit Pat O’s for a Hurricane and an evening caught in between dueling piano bars playing tourists’ song requests. While there is debate as to whether the cocktail was invented at New York’s Hurricane Club or New Orleans’ Pat O’Brien’s Bar, most would probably agree the drink was popularized at the latter. Popular in New Orleans, this refreshing, fruity cocktail is loved all year long, especially during Mardi Gras celebrations and to beat the humid Louisiana summer heat. It gets its name from the billowy shape of the glass, known as the Hurricane glass due to its similarity to the old-fashioned, gas hurricane lamp. Some recipes also include orange juice and grenadine syrup. WARNING! Another of the 5 ounce relationship builders.Classic Hurricane Cocktail What is a Hurricane drink?Ī hurricane cocktail is a classic cocktail made with two types of rum, passion fruit syrup and citrus juice. It turned out to be a hit and remains a popular rum drink today! O’Brien had to get rid of the rum he was forced to buy before he could purchase other spirits, so he whipped up the concoction and gave it away to the sailors. The creation of the “Hurricane” cocktail is credited to Pat O’Brien of New Orleans. Usually a 151 is called for, but for flavor, try the anejo! A dark anejo rum such as “Brugal Rum” makes a nice finishing touch. Pour all but the juices, in order listed, into a “Hurricane” glass three-quarters filled with ice.įill with equal parts of grapefruit and pineapple juice, and serve.Ī Nice Option: Rum drinks are famous for a rum “float” on the top. 1/2 oz 151 rum or a dark anejo rum makes a good substitute.If you like this “Hurricane Drink Recipe”, please pay it forward! The following cocktail recipe is a tried and true favorite among rum drinkers! Give it a whirl at your next get together! The sailors liked it, and voila, a new death defying rum drink was born!Īs with all great recipes, whether food or drink, changes are made from one to another as they are passed along from party to party, from generation to generation.
He sold it to the sailors in a Hurricane glass. He created the drink in order to get rid of some less popular rum on hand so he could buy some of the more popular whiskey and scotch! That in the 1940’s, Pat O’Brien concocted this “early to bed, never to rise” nightmare in his speakeasy in New Orleans. This Hurricane drink recipe is a serious rum drink! With 3-5 ounces of pure damage (depending on who’s mixing) this puppy will put you to bed (usually the flower bed)! Rumor has it… If you enjoy a good Hurricane now and then, then you will love this one! This is the kind of hurricane you can literally look forward to!Īs with all hurricanes, practice moderation.
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