Hurricane (cocktail)
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| A hurricane served in New Orleans | |
| Type | Cocktail |
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| Primary alcohol by volume | |
| Served | "On the rocks"; poured over ice |
| Standard drinkware | cocktail, or hurricane glass (12oz tulip shaped glass) |
| Commonly used ingredients |
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| Preparation | Shake ingredients with ice, then pour into the glass and serve over ice. |
| Notes | + |
The hurricane is an extremely sweet alcoholic drink made with fruit juice, syrup or grenadine and rum. It is one of many popular drinks served in New Orleans.
The creation of this passion fruit-colored relative of a Daiquiri drink is credited to New Orleans tavern owner Pat O'Brien. In the 1940s, he needed to create a new drink to help him get rid of all of the less popular rum that local distributors forced him to buy before he could get a few cases of more popular liquors such as scotch and whiskey.[1][2] He poured the concoction into hurricane-lamp-shaped glasses and gave it away to sailors. The drink caught on, and it has been a mainstay in the French Quarter ever since. It is more commonly served in a disposable plastic cup, as New Orleans laws permit drinking in public and leaving a bar with a drink, but prohibit public drinking from glass or metal containers.[3]
The hurricane is also the local name of a different cocktail on the islands of the Bahamas. The drink is composed of various measures of coffee liqueur, Rum 151, Irish cream and Grand Marnier, and is commonly found in the bars in and around downtown Nassau. Another variation on the Hurricane cocktail calls for 10 Cane light rum, Navan liqueur (a vanilla liqueur), orange juice, cranberry juice and a splash of lime.
[edit] References
- ^ McNulty, Ian. "Drinking in History: Classic Cocktails and Modern Thirsts in the French Quarter". FrenchQuarter.com. http://www.frenchquarter.com/nightlife/drinks.php. Retrieved 2006-10-06.
- ^ Lind, Angus. "Home of the 'Hurricane' Pat O'Brien's turns 75 this week". nola.com. http://blog.nola.com/anguslind/2008/11/pat_os_turns_75_this_week.html. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
- ^ Virtual Tourist, Drinking, New Orleans. Accessed 2009.10.30.
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