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This uses mango, but trust me, the mango enhances the flavor even more. Passion fruit is the stand-out common juice to use when making a hurricane. So I used Maker’s Mark cherries, but if you can’t find these, just classic maraschino cherries work. Squeeze some fresh lime juice to help be the acidic component to balance the mixture’s booze and sweetness.Ĭherries and Cherry Juice. Simple syrup is straightforward to make, but you can buy it at your grocery store to make cocktails. It reminds you of sipping a cocktail on the beach. The juice adds a nice sweetness to the cocktail that offers that tropical flavor. We used Don Q coconut rum and Kila Kai spiced rum. I used two varieties of rum for this hurricane cocktail. Cheers! Ingredients For A Classic Hurricane So, go ahead and get yourself some Lagniappe too. I need to stop because I am making myself hungry.īut, until I get myself back to New Orleans, I will mix up a batch of Hurricanes and pretend to be King for the day. I fell in love with so many of the signature dishes of New Orleans, like jambalaya, gumbo, red beans, and rice, Po boy sandwiches, and Bananas Foster.Īnd who can resist those deliciously light and fluffy beignets dusted with powdered sugar?

Trust me you’ll like it! It’s phenomenal. But I can say that our version of this classic Mardi Gras drink is fabulous! It is. Rumor has it that the Hurricane Cocktail was created in New Orleans at the legendary Pat O’Brien’s Bar in the 1940s. It’ll have you saying, “Bartender, may I have another?!”Ĭheers to a fun celebration! Mardi Gras is on Tuesday, March 1st, 2022. It’s both familiar and new simultaneously, and it’s delicious. It is sweet but not too sweet, and don’t let its beauty fool you because this is a dangerously potent elixir. It is colorful with a soulful tropical feel. The Hurricane is the epitome of New Orleans, at least we think so. Our take on the classic Hurricane is a great way to get your Mardi Gras on or stoke memories of a past adventure to New Orleans. The Hurricane Cocktail is the epitome of New Orleans. What was your favorite New Orleans moment? One’s eyes are filled to the brim with all of the colorful sights, the unique architecture, and, most of all, the hospitable and beautiful people.ĭid you see all of the street performers? Or maybe you heard a doleful saxophone serenading late into the night. You may have taken in the sights along Bourbon St., Canal St., or meandered around the French Quarter or the Garden District and marveled at grand old oaks draped with the beautiful and mysterious Spanish Moss. If you have ever been to Mardi Gras, then you may have experienced first-hand what it means to party in Nawlins. Turn up! Cheers! Read below to get the complete recipe!Ĭlassic Hurricane Cocktail – Perfect for Mardi Gras Mixed with spiced rum, coconut rum, mango passion fruit juice, bourbon-spiked Maraschino cherry syrup, and a few other ingredients, this is a celebratory cocktail worth making over and over again. “Laissez Les bons temps rouler!” Celebrate Mardi Gras with our take on the Classic Hurricane Cocktail.