Cocktail Recipes for Your Mardi Gras Party – The Perfect Hurricanes
Written by Kathryn D'Imperio Wednesday, 21 January 2009 00:07
Hosting a Mardi Gras party at your home may be more 
economical and more logical than flying down to New Orleans and celebrating with the crowds. With the right cocktail recipes (read: Hurricanes!) and some awesome Creole food recipes, you’ll be all set to celebrate Mardi Gras in style.
Perhaps there is nothing quite like an authentic New Orleans Hurricane Cocktail, but you can still have fun trying to concoct the perfect libation. Remember, there’s always more than one way to mix a drink, so get creative with your Hurricane recipes and please drink responsibly.
Try these exciting Southern Comfort Hurricane cocktail recipes at home:
SoCo Hurricane
1 ½ oz. Southern Comfort
1 ½ oz. sweet and sour mix
1 ½ oz. orange juice
1 ½ oz. pineapple juice
Splash of grenadine
- Fill a hurricane glass, or whatever glass you have on hand, with ice.
- Add all ingredients to glass and stir.
- Garnish with an orange wedge and cherry.
- If you are making it for your group of friends, mix a batch in a pitcher in advance.
- Pour over an ice-filled glass and serve responsibly immediately.
Hurricane Recipe Tip: "For a twist on the Mardi Gras classic, try a SoCo & Lime Hurricane," says Allison Gouaux, a Louisiana native and representative for Southern Comfort. "It combines the sweet flavors of a traditional Hurricane with the sour notes of lime for a complex, flavorful, and fun cocktail."
SoCo & Lime Hurricane
3 oz. Southern Comfort
1 ½ oz. sweet and sour mix
1/2 oz. blue curacao
1/2 oz. sweetened lime juice
- Fill a sugar-rimmed hurricane glass with ice.
- Add all ingredients and stir.
- Garnish with a lime wedge and cherry.
We hope you enjoy these fine Hurricane recipes, courtesy of Allison Gouaux, a Louisiana native, and our friends over at Southern Comfort. If you’d like to dabble in a few more Hurricane drink recipes, see the following:
Check out a Hurricane Cocktail recipe by Emeril Lagasse at FoodNetwork.com.
Check out four more Hurricane drink recipes at DrinksMixer.com.
About the Expert:
Southern Comfort infuses a signature blend of whiskey, fruit, and spices, rich in the culture and spirit of New Orleans. For more information about Southern Comfort, visit online at http://www.southerncomfort.com.
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