Experience a Whirlwind of Flavors with This New Orleans Hurricane Cocktail...

Stephanie Blanc
4 days ago
3 min read

Updated: 3 days ago

Hey guys! Welcome to my blog series called, "Crescent City Chronicles," inspired by my recent trip to New Orleans, Louisiana, where I CHRONICLE signature creole cuisine recipes & cocktails, while sharing a little history behind some of these delicacies.

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I did get a chance to try another very popular signature drink, which is called the Hurricane cocktail, and man oh man (!!!) The drink IS BANGIN'!...So much so, that I had to give it it's own blog post in my mini-blog-series....

So we all have that special place we love to go to cause it has us beaming from ear to ear like a kid in a candy store & just makes us feel alive! And for me, one of those special places is New Orleans, Louisiana. And, if you didn't already hear me say it before...New Orleans is known for its delicious food, amongst other things like soulful music & vibrant culture. BUT did you know that New Orleans is also known for it's cocktails?! Believe it or not, the Sazerac cocktail has been considered the world's 1st cocktail and coined thee official cocktail of New Orleans (albeit debatable by some, but those are some pretty nice bragging rights nonetheless!!). I learned this in addition to many other pieces of New Orleans history on a 3-hour food walking tour that I had booked on my trip.

Now, unfortunately, I didn't get a chance to try the Sazerac cocktail on my trip, BUT I did get a chance to try another very popular signature drink, which is called the Hurricane cocktail, and man oh man (!!!) The drink IS BANGIN'!...So much so, that I had to give it it's own blog post in my mini-series....

The story of the hurricane dates back to World War II where there was a scarcity of domestic liquor, but a surplus of rum. The scarcity of domestic liquor was used as leverage in negotiations & transactions & it would often force bar owners to purchase excessive amounts of rum in order to acquire other spirits. Now, you've probably heard of the famous bar Pat O'briens in New Orleans, and so homeboy was not about to waste his coins and was pretty much hellbent on putting the large quantities of rum to good use. He had 1 of his bartenders create a concoction with rum being 1 of the main ingredients, and the Hurricane cocktail was born! Now 1 would probably guess that the drink's name derived from New Orleans climate being prone to hurricanes, but actually the real reason is because it was often served in a tall tulip-shaped-glass, which resembles that of a hurricane lamp. So there's your fun trivia for the day!

"Hurricane Cocktail"

Ingredients

-2 oz White Rum (I iused Passion Fruit Flavored to really highlight the other fruit-based ingredients)

-2 oz Dark Rum

-2 oz Passion Fruit Juice -1 oz Orange Juice -1/2 oz Fresh Lime Juice -1 Tbsp Simple Syrup

-1 Tbsp Grenadine

Garnish

-Orange Slice

-Cherry

Reference ingredients used in image above.

Directions

Step 1 - Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice.
Step 2 - Strain into a hurricane glass then garnish with orange slice and cherry and serve.