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Cocktail College

The Hurricane

Season 1, Ep. 58

Hold the neutral grain alcohol and powder mix, today we’re exploring how to properly make The Hurricane. Teaching us how to do so is New Orleans native and returning friend of the show, Neal Bodenheimer. Listen on to discover Bodenheimer’s Hurricane recipe — and don’t forget to like, review, and subscribe! 

 

Kirk Estopinal’s Hurricane Recipe (as told by Neal Bodenheimer)

 

Ingredients 

 

- 1 ½ ounces white rum, such as Don Q 

- ½ ounce aged rum, such as Appleton 12 

- ¾ ounce fassinola (or homemade Hurricane syrup) 

- ¾ fresh lime juice 

 

Directions 

 

1. Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice. 

2. Shake until well chilled. 

3. Strain into a chilled Hurricane glass filled with crushed ice. 

4. Garnish with a cocktail umbrella. 

 

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