Modern Notables
Hurricane
New Orleans in curves
The drink that launched New Orleans into a tropical frenzy. Rum, lime, and passion fruit syrup — dangerously drinkable, dangerously strong.
Ingredients
- 2 oz White Rum
- 2 oz Dark Rum
- 1 oz Passion Fruit Purée
- 1 oz Fresh Lime Juice
- 1 oz Fresh Orange Juice
- 1/2 oz Simple Syrup
- 1/2 oz Grenadine
Method
Shake light rum, dark rum, fresh lime juice, and passion fruit syrup with ice. Strain into an iced hurricane glass. Garnish with orange wheel and cherry.
Created at Pat O'Brien's in New Orleans and popularized by head bartender Louis Culligan in 1956 (though the Hurricane cocktail itself has an earlier 1939 origin at The Hurricane Bar in New York). Originally developed to address post-WWII excess rum inventory. Culligan shared a recipe with Cabaret Quarterly in 1956. Per Difford's Guide #993 (original 1939 recipe #992); referenced in Jeff Berry's Beachbum Berry's Grog Log (1998).
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