Post #691364 by DarthMalaguti on Sun, Aug 25, 2013 11:01 AM

Last weekend in Indianapolis on a hotel deck overlooking a canal, I served hand-mixed Hurricanes (Grog Log recipe) for a small group of friends. Over the course of the evening we ended up using seven bottles of Appleton Estate 12YO, and nine bottles of Aunt Liliko'i passion fruit syrup. The first couple of Hurricanes were a bit tart. I considered adding a splash of grenadine to tame the tartness, but the remedy ended up being a little extra shaking in the cocktail shaker which provided just the right amount of dilution. The hue was a bit off, but the end result was an absolutely perfect tasting cocktail.

As noted a couple of times in earlier threads, the Aunt Liliko'i Passion Fruit Syrup is hard to beat, and my personal favorite. If needed, I can make a pretty decent version at home. First I use either C&H Pure Cane Organic Sugar or Domino Pure Cane Organic Sugar, and make gomme syrup. I then mix equal parts Goya Passion Fruit Pulp with the gomme syrup. Using gomme syrup may seem a little overboard, but it comes close to creating the nice mouth feel of the Aunt Liliko’i passion fruit syrup.