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New Orleans Inspired: Hurricane Cocktail Recipe

It’s been a while since I was out on the road, so I’ve been reminiscing about some of my favorite trips. I’m the kind of girl who doesn’t mind throwing the dirty clothes in my suitcase into a mound in my room, refilling said suitcase, and heading back out again. Traveling is my jam and most of my trips have been such great adventures! In fact, if you follow Take Time for Style on Instagram, you probably already know how important travel is to us…

One of our favorite cities to visit is New Orleans. After 5 days in the Big Easy a few years back, I definitely left feeling inspired by the unique culture, food and fun this historic city has to offer! Plus, the people in New Orleans are just so warm and good natured. They really want you to feel at home in their city and I so appreciate that!

The Best New Orleans Drink

I may have tried to fully assimilate and adopt one of the local drinks as my own. Haha! I probably had one too many Hurricanes while I was there. Sorry not sorry! I’m a sucker for a good cocktail and the Hurricane just tastes like vacation. I don’t know about you friends, but what I eat and drink on vacation affects how good a time I have. The foodie in me lives for good food and cocktails. And New Orleans definitely doesn’t disappoint in either of those areas.

New Orleans

Supposedly the Hurricane cocktail recipe was created in the 1940’s at what is now Pat O’Briens. These tasty bevs typically come in fun hurricane lamp shaped glasses (hence the name) and are not to be missed while in New Orleans. They are pretty sweet, and powerful to boot, so one or two tops is feels like the perfect amount to indulge in on a hot sticky night.

And since they were my favorite drink to enjoy while I was on my trip, I decided to whip up a batch of my own Hurricane cocktail at home. The color didn’t turn out quite as red as what I was served in NOLA, but they tasted just the same! That’s all that counts right? YUM!

Read below to find out how to make our Hurricane cocktail recipe!

Hurricane drink with cherry and orange garnish

Here’s how to make our Hurricane cocktail recipe at home. It’s the perfect boozy treat for summertime entertaining! And if you can’t wait until summer, don’t. It’s perfect for spring entertaining or even Mardi Gras season, for that matter, too. Haha!

Hurricane Cocktail Recipe

Ingredients:
2 oz white rum
2 oz dark rum
1 oz orange juice
1 oz lime juice
2 oz passion fruit juice
.5 oz simple syrup
.5 oz grenadine
Orange slices and maraschino cherries for garnish

Directions:
1. Add ice and all of the ingredients into a cocktail shaker and shake well.
2. Strain into a glass and make sure to fill the glass with ice if its warm out!
3. Garnish with a orange slice and cherry if desired. I think it makes this drink so much prettier!

at home Hurricane Cocktail

Now all you have to do is make our Hurricane cocktail recipe and enjoy one while working on your best Southern drawl! Cheers dears!

Yield: 1 cocktail

Hurricane Cocktail Recipe

Hurricane Cocktail

This New Orleans inspired Hurricane cocktail recipe is the perfect drink to whip up on a hot, sticky night! Get ready to add it to go-to your summer cocktail list!

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 2 minutes
Total Time 7 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 oz white rum
  • 2 oz dark rum
  • 1 oz orange juice
  • 1 oz lime juice
  • 2 oz passion fruit juice
  • .5 oz simple syrup
  • .5 oz grenadine
  • Orange slices and maraschino cherries for garnish

Instructions

1. Add ice and all of the ingredients into a cocktail shaker and shake well.

2. Strain into a glass and make sure to fill the glass with ice if its warm out!

3. Garnish with a orange slice and cherry if desired. I think it makes this drink so much prettier!

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

1

Serving Size:

1 cocktail

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 456Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 12mgCarbohydrates: 51gFiber: 4gSugar: 39gProtein: 2g
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