Hurricane
The Hurricane is a tropical tiki cocktail made with Dark Rum, White Rum, Passion Fruit Purée, Lime Juice and Simple Syrup. It is shaken and served in a hurricane glass, about 13% ABV.
- Method
- Shaken
- Glass
- Hurricane glass
- Served
- Highball
- Strength
- About 13% ABV
- Family
- Tiki
- Flavour
- Tropical
- Listed in
- Difford's Guide Hall of Fame
Ingredients
- 60mlDark Rum
- 30mlWhite Rum
- 60mlPassion Fruit Purée
- 30mlLime Juice
- 30mlSimple Syrup
How to make it
- Shake all ingredients with ice.
- Strain into hurricane glass filled with ice.
Tip: Fill the shaker with ice and shake hard for 10 to 15 seconds, until the tin is frosty.
About the Hurricane
Created at Pat O'Brien's in New Orleans in the 1940s, reportedly to use up the rum distributors made bars buy in bulk to get scarce whiskey.
Missing something?
- No Dark Rum? Use Aged Rum (Lighter, less molasses)
- No Dark Rum? Use Gold Rum (Lighter, less molasses)
- No White Rum? Use Gold Rum (A little richer)
- No White Rum? Use Cachaça (Grassier and funkier)
- No Passion Fruit Purée? Use Passionfruit Puree
- No Passion Fruit Purée? Use Passion Fruit (The pulp of 1 fruit is about 15 ml)
- No Lime Juice? Use Lime (Squeeze fresh: 1 lime gives about 25 ml)
- No Lime Juice? Use Lemon Juice (Softer, different aroma)
- No Simple Syrup? Use Rich Simple Syrup (More concentrated, so use less)
- No Simple Syrup? Use Sugar (1 tsp sugar is about 7.5 ml syrup; stir until dissolved)
All swaps for Dark Rum, White Rum, Passion Fruit Purée, Lime Juice and Simple Syrup
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