Photo: Stuart Mullenberg |
It’s that time of year again, when cocktail and
spirits enthusiasts from around the globe descend on the Big Easy for the
mother of all drinks fests, Tales of the Cocktail. And while we’re saving our
new, super-secret drink discoveries for upcoming issues of the magazine,
there’s one Nola classic that we currently can’t get enough of. The official
cocktail of this year’s fest, the Hurricane is as timeless as it is
misunderstood. An electric mix of rum, passion fruit and citrus first mixed in
the 1940s at Pat O’Briens bar in New Orleans’ French Quarter (its name comes
from the hurricane lamp-like glass it’s served in), many of today’s versions
rely on a powdery mix and bottom-shelf booze, but thankfully, venerable Nola
bartender Chris Hannah has adapted his own version, which is as fresh and
summery as can be.
Hurricane
2 oz. full-bodied rum
1/2 oz. fresh orange juice
3/4 oz. fresh lime juice
1/2 oz. passion fruit syrup (B.G. Reynolds’ makes a
great bottled version)
1/4 oz. grenadine
Tools: shaker, strainer
Glass: Hurricane
Garnish: fresh orange or lime wedge
Combine all ingredients and shake with ice. Strain
into an ice-filled glass, and garnish.
Adapted by
Chris Hannah, French 75 Bar, New Orleans