Post #783866 by thejp2000 on Mon, Feb 12, 2018 11:39 PM

As Mardi Gras is upon us, I wanted to share a recipe for an authentic, original Hurricane that I pieced together, that I believe might be the most authentic and original that you can get.

I had first started making original Hurricanes last year using Beachbum Berry’s recipe;

2 oz. fresh lemon juice
2 oz. passion fruit syrup
4 oz. dark rum

It makes a great drink, and I impressed all my friends with it’s historic accuracy, but it doesn’t really look like a Hurricane. I mean, Hurricanes are supposed to be red, right?

Well then I stumbled upon the recipe for the Cobra’s Kiss on Hurricane Hayward’s Atomic Grog: http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2011/11/20/mai-kai-cocktail-review-cobra-kiss-is-an-exotic-taste-explosion-guaranteed-to-strike-your-fancy/ There, I discovered fassionola, the long lost tiki syrup, which has an intensely red color. After a bit of research, I found out that it’s quite possible that fassionola may have been the original syrup used in making a Hurricane, which is what gives it the red color. But it seems as though there’s a bit of discrepancy as to what fassionola actually tastes like. According to The ‘Bum, it tastes strongly of passion fruit, which is why he just substitutes passion fruit syrup for any recipe that calls for fassionola. However, the fassionola recipe on the Atomic Grog doesn’t include any passion fruit at all; it’s simply raspberry syrup, grenadine, and orange extract. But what if we mix the two?

One note that I need to mention is that I make my own passion fruit syrup using Doug Winship’s recipe on the Pegu Blog. http://www.killingtime.com/Pegu/2015/02/27/tiki-cocktail-syrups/ Doug encourages making a less sweet passion fruit syrup, with a 1:1:1 ratio of passion fruit puree, sugar, and water (as opposed to the traditional 1:2:1 ratio). When mixing drinks, I often then throw in an equal amount of simple syrup to add the correct amount of sweetness. (So in the above Hurricane recipe, I also add 2 oz. of simple syrup.)

So as I was mixing up a batch of Hurricanes, I thought, why not substitute my homemade fassionola for the simple syrup? We still have the strong passion fruit flavor, but now we also have the intense red color. Eureka! I tried it, and I have to say it makes a damn fine drink! And dare I be blasphemous enough to say, it might be more historically accurate than Beachbum Berry’s?

Mix up a batch and tell me your thoughts.

Here’s the recipe, along with recipes for all associated syrups:

The NEW Original Hurricane Cocktail

2 oz. fresh lemon juice (I like to mix it up with 1 1/2 oz. lemon juice and 1/2 oz. lime juice)
2 oz. passion fruit syrup (1:1:1 “simple” ratio)*
2 oz. fassionola*
4 oz. Jamaican dark rum (I prefer Coruba, but Myers does just fine)

Shake well with plenty of crushed ice. Pour unstrained into a Hurricane glass, adding more ice to fill.

*If using a “rich” 1:2:1 or store-bought passion fruit syrup, cut the quantities of passion fruit syrup and fassionola in half.

Syrups:

Passion Fruit Syrup

14 oz package frozen passion fruit pulp (Goya is a good brand)
14 oz sugar
14 oz water
1 oz neutral spirit (such as vodka) as a preservative (optional)

Put sugar, water, and half of frozen passion fruit pulp into a pot and bring to a boil without stirring. As soon as it reaches a boil (DO NOT let it boil for more than a few seconds), remove from heat and cool for a minute or so. Add remaining passion fruit pulp. Cool. Add neutral spirit as a preservative and refrigerate.

Fassionola

4 oz. Smucker’s Red Raspberry syrup
4 oz. real grenadine (recipe below)
1 tsp. orange extract

Mix and refrigerate.

As stated on The Atomic Grog, Smucker’s has the taste, color, and consistency you’re looking to make a really good fassionola. My problem was that Smucker’s doesn’t sell their Red Raspberry syrup anywhere within 100 miles of the SF Bay Area. I recommend purchasing directly from the Smucker’s website. Not only is it cheaper than Amazon, but you can get the exact quantities you need.

Grenadine

16 oz bottle POM pomegranate juice
16 oz sugar
1 oz neutral spirit (such as vodka) as a preservative (optional)

Put pomegranate juice and sugar in a saucepan. Stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. (Don't boil.) Cool. Add neutral spirit as a preservative and refrigerate.

Mahalo!

** Edited the title to my recipe to the NEW Original Hurricane, because any claim to actual authenticity is total speculative BS.

[ Edited by: thejp2000 2018-02-13 23:38 ]