Hurricane Cocktail
The Hurricane Cocktail was invented at Pat O'Brien's Bar in New Orleans in the 1940's and remains an iconic tropical cocktail. It has Rum, Passionfruit, Orange Juice, and more. This drink has been around long enough to get int he general Tiki Cocktail lexicon, so it's one to have on the menu if you're doing a Tiki night.That being said, it's also been around long enough to go through a few iterations and modifications over time. So much so that one of the main ingredients, Fassionola, is pretty hard to find these days. This recipe looks to mimic the original flavours without having to find or make your own Fassionola.It may not be exact, but it's close enough to make a really good cocktail. Have fun.
Ingredients
- 60 mL White Rum
- 60 mL Dark Rum
- 30 mL Lime Juice
- 30 mL Orange Juice
- 15 mL Passion Fruit Puree
- 15 mL Simple Syrup*
- 1 Tsp Grenadine
- Garnish with an orange slice and/or cherry
Instructions
- Pour White Rum, Dark Rum, Lime Juice, Orange Juice, Passion Fruit Puree, Simple Syrup and Grenadine into a cocktail shaker with lots of ice. Shake until everything is very cold.
- Strain in a Hurricane glass with lots of fresh crushed ice. Crushed ice can be made at home by wrapping it in a towel and hitting it or going over it with a rolling pin.
- Garnish, serve, and enjoy.
Notes
*Here's how to make Simple Syrup at home.
The story goes, they say, that this cocktail was create when O'Brien, from Pat O'Brien's bar in New Orleans, was stuck with a large amount of Rum, which wasn't popular at the time. Liquor distributors had forced him to buy the Rum as part of his usual purchase of more popular spirits like Whiskey. Since he wanted to get rid of the Rum, O'Brien concocted the Hurricane as way to get more customers to buy it. And it was a hit!