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Hurricane（ハリケーン）

Hurricane served in a hurricane glass glass
ハリケーン · 1940sHurricane glass · Shaken

New Orleans' solution to a rum glut — twice the rum, passionfruit, and a glass shaped like a lamp.

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01Recipe

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House spec — an editorial spec drawing on the sourced versions below.

Ingredients and measures
IngredientMeasure
Light rum45 ml
Dark rum45 ml
Passion fruit syrup30 ml
Fresh lime juice30 ml
Grenadineoptional5 ml

Total volume (pre-dilution)

  1. 01

    Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.

  2. 02

    Shake until well chilled.

  3. 03

    Pour over crushed ice in a hurricane glass. Garnish.

Garnish — Orange slice · cherry

02Taste profile

Sweetness
72Strong
Sourness*
90Intense
Bitterness
20Light
Fruitiness
80Intense
Herbal*
0Faint
Alcohol
45Moderate
Crisp
52Moderate

Independent editorial scores, 0–100. *Estimated from the ingredient list — a profile sketch, not a verdict.

03History

New Orleans, 1940s. Wartime whiskey was scarce; rum was abundant — so abundant that Pat O'Brien's could only secure spirits by buying cases of rum first. The Hurricane was the pressure valve: light and dark rum, passionfruit syrup, lime, over ice in a curved glass.

The original used fassionola, a red tropical syrup now nearly extinct; modern specs substitute passionfruit syrup plus grenadine to recover the ruby colour.

The name stuck because the glass stuck: a hurricane lamp in profile, holding about three drinks' worth of holiday.

Origin contested — the entry keeps verified record and received legend distinct.

Sources — Pat O'Brien's · Difford's Guide · Berry, Potions of the Caribbean (2010)

04Recipe versions

Each version is shown exactly as recorded in its source — unverified claims are flagged.

Total volume (pre-dilution)
  • Pat O'Brien's, New Orleans

    Pat O'Brien's, New Orleans

    Pat O'Brien's Bar · Bar · unverified

    • light rum2 oz
    • Dark Rum2 oz
    • Passion Fruit Syrup1 oz
    • fresh lime juice1 oz

    Shake, pour over ice.

    The original used fassionola; passionfruit + grenadine recovers it.

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05Variations

06The map

Spirits

SpiritDark RumSpiritWhite RumBrandPusser'sBrandAppleton Estate
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