![]() ![]() Passion fruit juice is what I use when making hurricane cocktails at home.īesides Fassionola or passion fruit juice, other hurricane drink ingredients include orange juice, lime juice and grenadine. The original Pat O’Brien’s New Orleans Hurricane cocktail recipe calls for Fassionola, a tiki cocktail syrup made out of strawberry, mango, pineapple, hibiscus and lime.įassionola is a little complicated to make and since its not super common, it’s hard to come by.Įxcept now with the Internet basically anything is easy to come by so you can try to order some Fassionola and get it delivered!īut if the Internet is sold out and you don’t want to try to make your own, passion fruit juice is an easy and flavorful Fassionola substitute, giving an easy hurricane cocktail recipe the same tropical flair and flavors. But let’s move on and talk about how to make yourself a Hurricane Matthew at home! What is in a Hurricane Drink? The college history major in me is feeling pretty good about this history lesson. The best way to use up rum is to put two different kinds of it in a cocktail! The influx of rum led alcohol distributors to require bars to buy multiple cases of rum for one case of whiskey.Īll of the popular cocktails of the time called for whiskey, so the owners of Pat O’Briens created the hurricane cocktail to use up all the rum they had on hand. The hurricane drink was developed not as an escape from the treacherous storms, but because after World War II, bourbon, scotch and whiskey were in short supply but rum was plentiful.Įspecially in New Orleans…where they were getting rum not only off of barges coming down the Mississippi but via ships coming from the Caribbean at the Port of New Orleans. Every time we have a snow day, we make snow day classic margaritas.) (I assumed this because my approach to any type of weather event is to turn to cocktails. You know, a la our signature wedding cocktail approach. I have also always thought that the hurricane cocktail was created in the middle of a hurricane. The drink gets its name from the signature glass it is served in, which was modeled after the shape of a hurricane lantern. (and having a hurricane at Pat O’Briens is definitely a bucket list item for me!)Ĭonfession: I always thought the hurricane drink was named after the storm. The creation of the hurricane drink can be traced directly to Pat O’Briens, a popular New Orleans bar. The hurricane cocktail’s history is deeply entwined with New Orleans, hence why it is totally appropriate for Mardi Gras celebrations. So besides a wedding that is cancelled, moved and rescheduled because of a hurricane, when is a good time to sip on a hurricane drink? (Or two?)Īnytime, if you ask me (I don’t need a reason to bust out our hurricane glasses and put them to good use) but also on hot summer days, when you feel like a little tropical escape, and of course, to celebrate Mardi Gras! What is a Hurricane Drink? The History of the Hurricane Cocktail So my fab, cocktail mixing maven friend, Susannah, made us a huge batch (to serve 100!) of hurricane drinks to serve at our celebration. Serving a hurricane drink at our wedding was an obvious no brainer (because, like our friends, we also have a good sense of humor.)īecause when life gives you a hurricane, you make a hurricane, right? (If you haven’t heard the whole story, or maybe want to read it again, read all about the plans for our Outer Banks wedding and our actual Charlotte wedding.) Now you understand the special name behind this hurricane drink recipe. ![]() (And thank you my funny law school friends.) Our hurricane glasses were gifts from a group of friends with a good idea, a good sense of humor, and a quick turnaround time.īecause when our Outer Banks wedding was cancelled and moved to Charlotte just three days before we were supposed to get married, the morning of our wedding, our very own set of hurricane glasses showed up on our doorstep. (But maybe hurricane drink glasses should be a wedding registry staple? Especially so you can make this easy hurricane drink recipe all the time. We are the proud owners of a set of personalized hurricane cocktail glasses. Looking for other cocktail ideas? Try a peach whiskey smash recipe, watermelon frozen rose, Corona beer float, cranberry bourbon smash, or whiskey apple cider cocktail! I named this hurricane drink recipe Hurricane Matthew, to add a little personal touch inspired by our October 2016 wedding. The hurricane drink is a sweet concoction basically synonymous with New Orleans, making it the perfect cocktail for your upcoming Mardi Gras celebration! ![]()
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