It wouldn't be Mardi Gras without a cocktail. And the drinks will certainly be flowing until 12 o'clock Tuesday night when the party officially ends.
Fortunately, even if you can't get to the Big Easy this weekend, you can celebrate like a local. We consulted Ti Adelaide Martin and Lally Brennan, authors of In the Land of Cocktails and owners of the legendary Commander's Palace and Café Adelaide, as well as their talented bar chef Lu Brow, about what festive recipes you should mix up.
As they say in the French Quarter, laissez les bon temps rouler!
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Hurricane recipe
1 oz vodka
1/4 oz grenadine syrup
1 oz gin
1 oz light rum
1/2 oz Bacardi® 151 rum
1 oz amaretto almond liqueur
1 oz triple sec
grapefruit juice
pineapple juice
Pour all but the juices, in order listed, into a hurricane glass three-quarters filled with ice. Fill with equal parts of grapefruit and pineapple juice, and serve.
Hurricane Recipe
1 oz vodka
1 oz gin
1 oz light rum
1/2 oz 151 proof rum
1 oz amaretto almond liqueur
1 oz triple sec
grapefruit juice
pineapple juice
grenadine syrup
Pour gin, rums, amaretto, and triple sec into a hurricane glass with ice. Add equal amounts of grapefruit juice and pineapple juice until almost full. Top with grenadine to taste.
Hurricane Leah recipe
1/4 oz light rum
1/4 oz gin
1/4 oz vodka
1/4 oz 1800® Tequila
1/4 oz Blue Curacao liqueur
1 dash cherry brandy
3 oz sweet and sour mix
3 oz orange juice
Pour over ice into a hurricane glass, and stir. Garnish with an orange peel.
Hurricane, New Orleans Style recipe
1 oz white rum
1 oz Jamaican dark rum
1 oz Bacardi® 151 rum
3 oz orange juice
3 oz unsweetened pineapple juice
1/2 oz grenadine syrup
crushed ice
Combine all ingredients, mix well (shake or stir). Pour over crushed ice in hurricane glass. Best enjoyed through a small straw. Garnish with fruit wedge if desired.
HOWEVER, only ONE of these drinks is truly New Orleanian - the first one. My father used rum instead of brandy and the suggestion to use bourbon seems offensive to my pallate.
Anyway, the rest of these drinks are common enough everywhere with the possible exception of the "singer" - never heard the name but crème de menthe and cognac, yeah, I've had that...
But, who cares _what_ they drink? The point is; have a good time!
Nothing with Bourbon - like Bourbon Street. Or, how about the Sazarac.