What is a Hurricane Cocktail? (TIKI)

Ah, the hurricane. RUN! Its coming.

This tiki drink is classic, super simple, and enjoyed on thousands of beaches world wide every year!

HISTORY

This drink originates from French Quarter, New Orleans, created by Pat O’Brien, owner of Pat O’Briens Tipperary. This was in the 1940s (during World War II), and distributors were forcing their customers to buy rum before they could get their hands on any whiskey or other spirits. This forced Pat O’Brien’s to be creative. Mr. O’Brien threw some ingredients together and served it to customers that found it to be a hit… the rest is history.

The drink is currently a mainstay in New Orleans and can be found just about in any corner of the city (normally frozen, from big ice machines).

Why is it called a “hurricane” anyway? Well, the shape of the glass, is inspired from a hurricane-lamp, which is one of the old-school kerosene lamps. The shape of the kerosene lamp is the shape of the glass, hence the name!

RECIPE

This is the fresher variation to the usually-blended version (And a bottle of Rum, Curtis):

2oz (60mL) Light rum

2oz (60mL) dark rum

2oz (60mL) passion fruit juice

1oz (30mL) orange juice

0.5oz (15mL) fresh-squeezed lime juice

1 tablespoon simple syrup

1 tablespoon grenadine

Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and strain into a hurricane glass full of crushed ice. Stir gently and top off with more crushed ice.

Garnish: Cherry and orange slice