How to Make a Hurricane
Hang on to your hat! This hurricane will bowl you over -- in a good way.
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Create classic rum cocktails or find a new favorite with these recipes.
You Will Need
- 1 oz. dark rum
- 1 oz. light rum
- 1 tbsp. passion fruit syrup
- 2 tsp. lime juice
- Ice
- Cocktail shaker
- Hurricane glass
Steps
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Step 1
Chill a glass
Chill a hurricane glass.
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No time to chill a glass in the freezer? Just throw a couple of ice cubes and some water in the glass for a quick cool down.
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Step 2
Add the rum
Add one ounce of dark rum and one ounce of light rum to a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
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Step 3
Add the juice
Add a tablespoon of passion fruit syrup and two teaspoons of lime juice to the shaker.
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Step 4
Shake
Shake vigorously for about 10 seconds.
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Step 5
Strain
Strain the contents of the shaker into a chilled hurricane glass—and be prepared to be blown away!
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The hurricane is said to have been invented during World War II by a New Orleans bartender; looking to get rid of a surplus of rum, he mixed up the drink in a hurricane lamp-shaped glass.
