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Hurricanes for Mardi Gras: Virgin and Otherwise
The hurricane drink was originally named after the lamp-shaped glasses they came in when served at Pat O’Brien’s bar in New Orleans in the 1940s. Made from light and dark rum, passion fruit juice and lime juice, these sweet drinks caught on and became a Mardi Gras mainstay in the French Quarter.
Mardi Gras season is in full swing. Fat Tuesday on March 8th is approaching quickly, and this is the time to party. My husband and I used to head down to Bockfest for the festivities over the weekend, but we’ve since taken to holing up at home. Still, though, Fat Tuesday will be celebrated here. Perhaps with a pancake or two, and, of course, a tall hurricane for good measure.
If you’re short on passion fruit juice, no worries. I have a few alternatives for you, as well as a virgin hurricane for those looking to celebrate without the booze.
Traditional Hurricane
2 ounces light rum
2 ounces dark rum
2 ounces passion fruit juice
1 ounce orange juice
half a lime, juiced
1 tablespoon grenadine
Shake all ingredients together with ice. Strain into lamp-shade-style glasses. Garnish with a maraschino cherry and lemon and lime wedges.
Virgin Hurricane
2 ounces orange juice
2 ounces pineapple juice
1 ounce passion fruit juice
half a lime, juiced
1 tablespoon grenadine
Shake together with ice. Strain into lamp-shade-style glasses. Garnish with a maraschino cherry and lemon and lime wedges.
(Note: I put grapefruit slices into my mocktails as well.)
Passion Fruit Substitutions:
No passion fruit juice? Substitute with red grapefruit juice.
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3 Comments
Katie | GoodLife Eats commented on Feb 28 11 at 4:45 pmI’d like one of these right now. YUM!
Cookin' Canuck commented on Feb 28 11 at 11:37 pmThis is my kind of cocktail. Perfect for a Mardi Gras celebration.
Susie commented on Feb 17 12 at 3:02 pmVery nice! I love this. I would LOVE for you to stop in and link up this post and your other Mardi Gar post in my Carnival link up. I’m getting some good traffic on it and would be honored to have you link up. I will be pinning and promoting the linky!
Thanks, Susie http://cafescrapper-scrapsoflife.blogspot.com/2012/02/its-carnival-time-link-up-anything-new.html
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