In college, I spent a semester studying in New Orleans and had a blast! To me, no drink—excuse me, “beverage” says New Orleans quite like the Hurricane. It’s sweet and smooth but very, very strong—so you really only need one to get the party started. Since Mardi Gras is right around the corner, I wanted to find a Hurricane recipe to call my own.
If you’re lucky, you can find a powder mix that has the Pat O’Brien (the bar not the sports commentator) seal of approval on it. Here’s what the packaging and the drink looks like. Its super sweet, in fact, almost syrupy sweet. Equal parts rum and mixer and you’re in business.
If you can’t find this mix, then the recipes you find online all seem to have passion fruit juice as the secret “must have” ingredient. Apparently, Goya makes it? I had a lot of trouble finding straight up passion fruit juice, so here’s what I was able to devise:
Hurricane Angela
4 oz. Myers’s Rum Original Dark
2 tbls grenadine
¼ lime
4 oz. Trader Joe’s Heart of Darkness Mango/Passion Fruit Blend juice
Orange slice, for garnish
Cherry with stem, for garnish
If you have a cocktail shaker, then awesome for you. I don’t, so here’s how I put it together. In a large glass filled with lots of ice, squeeze juice of ¼ lime over the ice. Add in rest of ingredients and mix together well. Garnish glass with a slice of orange and a cherry.
All recipes agreed on including rum. Most wanted 4 ounces—which is a lot. Some called for the full 4 oz. with Myers’s Original Dark. That’s my preference—it stays sweet. Some called for a blend of 2 oz. Myers’s Original Dark and 2 oz Myers’s light rum. By using the light rum, you really add in that distinctive lighter fluid taste that gives the drink a real fire. No matter what blend of booze you choose, please drink responsibly. I’d like to have you come back and read my blog!