Kool-Aid!

I can't decide whether I like this drink or I don't. Here's the breakdown:

It's super sugary sweet.

But,

It's so super sugary sweet that I can't taste the rum.

I spilled a drop and I swear it stained the counter top within 1/1000th of a second.

But,

It's pretty.

It's sneaky.

And,

It's sneaky.

So, I think I would have another Hurricane, if I were in Pappadeaux and feeling girly and festive and not driving for the next couple of days.

Here's What You Need to Make a Hurricane:

• Shaker
• Ice
• 1 oz rum
• 1 oz light rum
• 2 oz pineapple juice
• 3 oz hurricane mix
• cherry
  

Here's How Anne Made the Highball:
I have mentioned that I'm too cheap to buy two of something when I already have one version in the house, right? So, I didn't buy dark rum. I just used 2 oz of the light rum. It was fine. Watch the mix, though. 3 oz of it was way too much for my drink. I suspect that 2 oz would have been plenty sweet. And, I ended up adding much more pineapple juice into the swirl. So, mix everything except the cherry in the shaker and pour into a glass with ice. Decorate with cherry.

Manly or Girly? Oh, girly. Hey, guys, I know you're in a party atmosphere when you're drinking a Hurricane, but it's a Girly Drink
Appearance: A pulsating, punishing red not often found in nature
Consistency: Syrupy
Taste: Kool-Aid. Fruit Punch. Red. Sugar and a little bit of pineapple
Stomach acceptance: Iffy at best
Good drink for: Stormy weather on the coast where men wear Hawaiian shirts without any sense of irony
Hangover factor: High
Would I actually order this in public? Maybe

Tomorrow's Assignment: Long Island Iced Tea

Homework:

• Shaker
• Ice cubes
• 1 oz vodka
• 1 oz gin
• 1 oz white rum
• 1 oz tequila
• 1/2 oz triple sec
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  
• 1/2 cup cola, or to taste
• 2 lemon wedges