Comments on: The (Original) Hurricane Cocktail

By: Jake

Jake — Wed, 02 May 2012 06:05:12 +0000

Cocktail Buzz – we did the exact same thing last year during Hurricane Irene! Made some of the modified version Hurricanes (with the grenadine) and weathered the storm in Brooklyn.

One thing we discovered when I made one for my friend who “can’t drink rum”: this version of the Hurricane works DELICIOUSLY when made with tequila. I subbed 1.5 oz. blanco for the white rum, and 1.5 oz. reposado for the dark rum. Kept the grenadine, OJ, lime, and passion fruit equal. I actually liked this more than the rum hurricane!

By: ME TOO

ME TOO — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:25:40 +0000

DITTO on your entire first experience at Pat O’s. I ALSO had the mint julep and I did not try another one for FIVE YEARS…..it was my first trip to NOLA and I could not for the life of me understand why someone would drink these, until I finally got up the courage to try another (not at Pat O’s). Why do we first timers put ourselves through the misery?? And DITTO on the powdered mix and the parties…wow there must be a ton of us out there. Thank goodness we all grew up.

By: Cocktail Buzz

Cocktail Buzz — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 22:30:19 +0000

Great recipe! It got us through Hurricane Irene last night with some friends here in Brooklyn. So glad we had some frozen passion fruit pulp on hand. Cheers! Paul & Steve

By: Clay

Clay — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 20:38:13 +0000

My Friend,

Thanks for sharing this recipe! As a local, as you know, Pat O`s is the last place any of us go, for the exception of Hustlers. This is the closest recipe, if not THE recipe, I have ever had to Great Hurricane`s you can get around our beautiful city at a “few” bars. Every year, I mail/fedx/ups tons of King Cakes and packets of that powder stuff to family and friends all over the country. Next year, I`m skipping the packets and sending your recipe! Thanks!!

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 01:15:20 +0000

Great recipes, we are putting together a Mardi Grad party
up here in the frigid Pennsylvania. I found passion fruit
products in the Goya section at Wegmans. Thanks again

By: Shushi

Shushi — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 19:47:36 +0000

Don’t know who you are love the photo!

By: 12BottleBar

12BottleBar — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 21:55:57 +0000

We’ve featured a number of New Orleans drinks on our site, and I agree that the Hurricane can be a horrible drink if made with the mix. Here’s the recipe we posted:

2 oz Pusser’s Rum
0.5 oz Orange Liqueur
2 oz Orange Juice
2 oz Pineapple Juice
1 oz Passion Fruit Juice/Nectar
1 oz Lime Juice
0.5 oz Grenadine
0.5 oz Simple Syrup

Shake all ingredients with ice, then strain into a goblet or collins glass filled with ice. All ice should be large cubes.
Garnish with an Orange Wheel and Maraschino Cherry.

By: TerpU82

TerpU82 — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 14:40:27 +0000

I bartend in the 1/4, but not at a tourist trap bar. That said, tourists often come in, especially holidays. They are constantly asking for drinks we don’t have the proper ingredients to make, but I try my best with what I have. This is my version of a hurricane:

2 oz. nasty cheap rum
1.5 oz. OJ
1.5 oz. Cranberry
1.5 oz. Pineapple
Squirts of Rose’s Lime, and Grenadine
Squeeze a lime and a lemon and shake
Pour over ice, garnish with a cherry
I then put a large straw in and pour 2 oz. dark rum into the straw so that they love/hate their first sip.

It’s a little expensive though – 10 bucks. How much is Pat O’s?

By: Chuck

Chuck — Tue, 11 May 2010 01:55:59 +0000

Oh, and I’d love to make my syrup the Jeff Berry way, but I still can’t find Goya passion fruit pulp anywhere near me.

Aunty’s is the best, but it ain’t cheap.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Mon, 10 May 2010 15:52:47 +0000

Nathan, I’d drink that.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Sun, 09 May 2010 23:39:39 +0000

I’ve always had great success with the original recipe from your site, Chuck, although I bastardized it some more:

1 oz light rum
1 oz dark Jamaican rum
1 oz passion fruit syrup
1/2 oz orange juice
1/2 oz lime juice
1/2 oz grenadine (the real stuff)
1/4 oz simple syrup

There’s something magic about this that always wins over the “I can’t drink anything but vodka” crowd. Lord knows why–it sure tastes like rum to me.

I make my passion fruit syrup the Jeff Berry way, by thawing a packet of Goya passion fruit pulp and mixing it with an equal amount of simple syrup. It ain’t Aunty’s, but it’s a heckuva lot cheaper, and it works fine for tiki drinks.

By: Tony Harion

Tony Harion — Sun, 09 May 2010 05:27:17 +0000

Every time I see this picture I can’t help but to wonder who (if anyone) finished their drinks that night.
I´m sure at least one of them did, but I guess none will ever admit it.
When I had my “experience” w/ the “Original” Hurricane at Pat O Brian´s all I could think was “this is jelly powder and booze, can I get my money back now?”!

By: Chuck

Chuck — Sat, 08 May 2010 23:21:23 +0000

Rick — Sorry, buddy. It’s just too funny! Hey, did anybody get a shot of y’all drinking Hand Grenades™?

Tiare — It sure is … light-years better than the fake red fruit punch.

By: Tiare

Tiare — Sat, 08 May 2010 22:53:43 +0000

This is so amusing, now that picture is here on both yours and mine Hurricane post..and that after touring the internet for 2 years These guys must feel a bit haunted..What love about the picture is how incredibly thrilled they look…

A real Hurricane is a great cocktail though.

By: Rick

Rick — Sat, 08 May 2010 19:54:57 +0000

You really had to post that picture again, didn’t you?