Your usual “Weekly Whet” author has hit the road to California for the weekend. While she’s gone (miss you, Emily!), we’re taking a trip east with the Whet—to New Orleans! While you’re busy making Chef Michael’s Vegetarian Creole Gumbo (see the Soup of the Week), get in the spirit with one of New Orleans’ most famous drinks. Hurricanes are the drink of choice during Mardi Gras, but we think any day can be a Hurricane day!


New Orleans Style Hurricane

Ingredients:

  • 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.