Homemade Hurricane

To tell the truth, I was dreading this drink. I've had a few Hurricanes at Pat O'Brien's and found them to be overly sweet, sticky red ripoffs. Their only saving grace is that they're the least girly drink on a menu so girly you should have to put on a dress to order. (Except for the Bloody Mary, of course.)

But there's more than one way to make a Hurricane.

Here's the recipe I used: 1 ounce each of vodka, gin, light rum, Amaretto and Triple Sec, plus half an ounce of Bacardi 151. (Seems like overkill, but what do you want? It's in the recipe.) Add grapefruit juice and pineapple juice, then top with Grenadine.

I substituted orange juice for pineapple juice, and it worked just fine.

This mixed into a fresh, sweet cocktail with almost no alcohol taste at all. Take that, you French Quarter tourist trap!

Here's an Emeril Lagasse recipe I found for making Hurricanes for a group:

12 ounces light rum
12 ounces dark rum
10 ounces Grenadine
10 ounces orange juice
10 ounces sour mix or lime juice
3 tbsp fine sugar
One orange

Stir all the ingredients except the orange, then cut up the orange and drop it in.

Manly or Girly? Still girly
Appearance: shades of red, pink and yellow
Consistency: regular cocktail
Taste: Sweet, slightly fruity
Stomach acceptance: Fine
Good drink for: Watching the krewes roll by
Hangover factor: High. Also high — chance of bright red projectile vomit.
Would I actually order this in public? No, but I would make one at a party.