The recipe
- 4 ozDark Jamaican rum120 ml
- 2 ozPassion fruit syrup60 ml
- 2 ozLemon juice60 ml
How to make it
- 1Fill a hurricane glass two-thirds with crushed ice.
- 2Shake everything with ice.
- 3Strain into the glass and top with more crushed ice.
Garnish: Pineapple and a cherry on a pick.
Pat O’Brien’s itself now makes it from rum and its own bottled Hurricane mix.
The ratio
2 : 1 : 1
In parts, a Hurricane is 2 rum, 1 passion syrup and 1 lemon. Change one part and you have a cousin; the closest are below.
Built the same way
Head to head
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