Pat O'Brien's Hurricane mix - Yay or nay? - Tiki Drinks and Food

T telescopes Tiki Socialite Palm Springs Joined: May 06, 2007 Posts: 621	T telescopes Posted posted on Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:07 PM On 2011-02-07 13:11, arriano wrote: Hurricane (according to Jeff Berry's books) 2 oz Fresh Lemon Juice 2 oz Passion Fruit Syrup 4 oz Dark Jamaican Rum Shake well with plenty of crushed ice. Pour into a hurricane glass That's the one I make - however, as we know, it looks and tastes so different then the one you get in nola. So, why would POB change their essential taste and color of their signiture drink? It has to be more than just the conversion into a powder? Was the original red? Did it have lime or oranges in it? And where did Jeff Berry (god be praised) get his recipe anyway? I love the one above. I even add a splash of grenadine to help redden the color. I'm a skeptic and agnostic. Show me proof beyond that of the Beachbum (god be praised).

On 2011-02-07 13:11, arriano wrote:
Hurricane (according to Jeff Berry's books)

2 oz Fresh Lemon Juice

2 oz Passion Fruit Syrup

4 oz Dark Jamaican Rum

Shake well with plenty of crushed ice. Pour into a hurricane glass

That's the one I make - however, as we know, it looks and tastes so different then the one you get in nola. So, why would POB change their essential taste and color of their signiture drink? It has to be more than just the conversion into a powder? Was the original red? Did it have lime or oranges in it? And where did Jeff Berry (god be praised) get his recipe anyway?

I love the one above. I even add a splash of grenadine to help redden the color.

I'm a skeptic and agnostic. Show me proof beyond that of the Beachbum (god be praised).

Post #575098 by telescopes on Mon, Feb 7, 2011 5:07 PM