This article delves into the fascinating history and rumored origins of the Hurricane cocktail, a beloved New Orleans classic. It debunks common myths surrounding the drink and explores its connection to the iconic 'hurricane glass' and the famous Pat O'Brien's bar.
You'd figure the Hurricane—a neon red, rum-heavy cocktail, served in a famous glass at the most famous bar in the country's most famous drinking city—would especially lend itself to something titled 'a conversational guide.' The problem, however, is that much of the lore surrounding this Bourbon Street staple is kind of boring and, worse, just not true.
To quote Jim Vorel, a senior drinks writer at Paste Magazine, 'Few cocktails have their histories wrongly detailed quite as often as the Hurricane.' Great. Now this crock of flavorless fiction presents this article with a few options. 1) Evaluate the veracity of the drink's tallest tales, spinning this into something titled '5 Hurricane Myths Debunked.' 2) Chart the history of a primary Hurricane ingredient—like rum or fassionola—to unveil the cocktail's general evolution. 3) State the drink's ingredients, accurately (and briefly) summarize its history, then share the most unserious photo collection of New Orleans tourists gleefully sipping Hurricanes into what I could only imagine were the wee hours of the night. A Hurricane has three ingredients: Rum, citrus, and fassionola—a passion fruit-based syrup reminiscent of Hawaiian Punch. Unfortunately, we don't have recipes on our site for the cocktail itself, or fassionola. However at famed New Orleans bar, the world's leading Hurricane purveyor, the recipe is simply four ounces of rum and four ounces of 'Pat O'Brien's passion fruit mix' stirred over ice. The mix is a combination of citrus and fassionola. The name of the drink is often attributed to the glass it's served in—which is colloquially known as a 'hurricane glass' because of its similarity to the shape of a hurricane. However, some sources suggest that another bartender was slinging a cocktail named 'the Hurricane' a few years prior at the 1940 New York World's Fair, using rum, citrus, and fassionola. As mentioned in the introduction: It's a landmark bar's signature cocktail. That goes a long way. Also, it's infamously strong—or as this article will explore, strong enough to make you believe the stories about its origins
HURRICANE COCKTAIL NEW ORLEANS PAT O'brien's RUM HISTORY MYTHS LEGEND
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