Hurricane Cocktail Recipe Pat O Briens
Make a pitcher or 2 of these for your mardi gras party.
Hurricane cocktail recipe pat o briens - Of pat o brien s rum or any good dark rum. The origin of the hurricane is credited to pat o brien s a bar in new orleans. Back in the prohibition era the bar originally started as a speakeasy a secret establishment that served alcohol and the password was storm s a brewin.
Pat o brien s copycat hurricane cocktail is maybe the most famous new orleans cocktail. A copy cat recipe from the famous pat o brien s located in the french quarter of new orleans. Garnish with a cheery and an orange slice.
How did the hurricane cocktail get its name. Made with 6 types of liquor and fruit juices it s no wonder it s called a hurricane a couple of these and you ll be blown away. Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and strain into a hurricane glass filled with ice.
Overstocked with rum pat o brien created this recipe and paired it to a large hurricane globe shaped glass and the name came easy. Pat o brien s copycat hurricane cocktail recipe. All mixed up festively in a hurricane glass.
The punch calls for passion fruit cocktail mix lemon juice and dark rum. So pat o brien created the hurricane cocktail to utilize the overstocked rum that he had in his bar. It is a ritual for most everybody to have at least one hurricane when you go there.
He served the drink in glasses shaped like hurricane lamps and it started to take off the rest is cocktail history. Pat o brien s hurricane recipe. This style continues to be known as a hurricane glass.
The story goes that the cocktail debuted during the 1939 world s fair in new york city and was named after the hurricane lamp shaped glasses that the first drinks were served in. Pat o brien s hurricane mix garnish. Now to figure out how to build a gorgeous outdoor patio complete with fountain and green coated servers in the backyard.
Liquor sales people forced bar owners to purchase as much as 50 cases of rum to be allowed to order one case of whiskey. Hurricane cocktail i can t even count the number of times that i have been to pat o brien s in new orleans both as a tourist from mississippi and as a resident of new orleans but one thing is for sure. Orange slice and cherry.