Friday Cocktails

[Old Glory]

Happy Friday!

Tonight I mixed up the original Hurricane from Pat O'Brien's.

We have the New Orleans based and Irish themed bar, Pat O’Brien’s, to thank for the popularity of the hurricane. Developed in the 1940s, this drink quickly became a tiki bar staple, but these days it is much easier to find its unnaturally bright red imposter, whose metallic pouches containing hurricane mix can be obtained from every corner store in NOLA. With a short, packet-free ingredient list, the original hurricane is refreshingly simple for a tiki drink: something like a big rum sour or a minimalist Fog Cutter. Despite being really simple, there aren't many things quite like this drink. It's boozy, with tart fruity depth and sour notes atop a heavy dose of ice. Passionfruit syrup adds a surprising amount of fruitiness and complexity, given that it’s the only ingredient besides rum and lemon. The icy, amber toned beverage is served in a tall, large capacity glass unique to this cocktail. The result is perfect for rainy spring days, when you’re stuck on a balcony waiting out the weather.

Cheers!



Recipe

• 4oz black blended rum I used Goslings and Pussers
• 2oz passionfruit syrup
• 2oz lemon juice

Instructions

1. Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice and shake vigorously
2. Pour into a tall chilled glass full of crushed ice and garnish

[Attjack]

*Kicks self for not getting passionfruit syrup yet*

[au4stree]

Nicely done Old Glory

Been craving a gin martini, keeping it simple.

4oz Plymouth gin
2oz dry vermouth
3tsp olive brine
2 jumbo olives stuffed with garlic & jalapeño

cheers!

[Old Glory]

Chhers! That looks delightful!

[Richard Chrz]

That looks excellent.

[Alan Brice]

Those olives are da BOMB! I prob have five jars in the wings.

[Bob K]

Old Glory Great pic, and thanks for the recipe & history. But I’m most impressed with your copywriting skills, that is one hell of a writeup.

[Old Glory]

Ha Ha copy writing. Just a cut and paste for the history. Hope you try the drink!

[barelfly]

Enjoying a Martinez to start this weekend off! Cheers all!

[Old Glory]

Looks great!

[Alan Brice]

LOvin" that backdrop!

[jerrybell]

Happy Friday All! I'm working on my second whiskey sour with Makers's BRT-02, 2022 Limited Release. I didn't care for this one neat but it makes a great cocktail.

[Attjack]

I made a French Gimlet when I got done working. Now I'm having a Miller Lite with a Buffalo Trace back.

[Old Glory]

Had to get up this morning at 4:00 am for golf. Had to limit myself to two drinks

Mai Tai

[Richard Chrz]

Magazine

[fzxdoc]

Old Glory , where do you purchase passionfruit syrup? Not found in my local grocery stores. Have yet to check World Market or Williams Sonoma, both of which are guesses of where to find some.

Kathryn

P.S. It's nice that your favorite outdoor chair has a built-in spot for your cocktails.

[Old Glory]

Hi Kathryn I usually get it from Liber and Co

https://www.liberandcompany.com/collections/syrups/products/tropical-passionfruit-syrup

This brand is excellent as well

https://liquid-alchemist.com/shop/passion-fruit-cocktail-syrup/

[fzxdoc]

Thank you for the links, Old Glory . This is the second cocktail that I've seen you make with passionfruit syrup, and they both sound delicious.

I remember sipping a scarily red Hurricane while in the line to get into Pat O'Brien's restaurant in NOLa back in my, shall we say, less sophisticated days.

K.

[Richard Chrz]

Tequila for now, likely switch over later to a rum or whiskey.

[Old Glory]

Very nice! I've been trying different sipping tequilas lately . So much to learn.

[Alan Brice]

El Mayor is nice. wuz fidy a btl.

[Attjack]

I finally got my hands on some passion fruit syrup!



I approximated the Hurricane using Plantation Dark Pineapple and Havana Club Anejo with a float of Pampero.



The drink is tasty and not as sweet as I was expecting. The passion fruit syrup isn't overly sweet. It's a hell of a drink though with 4+ ounces of rum. Cheers!

[Old Glory]

Looks amazing! How was it with the pineapple rum? I like that in Mai Tais.

[Attjack]

Old Glory The pineapple rum was good. It was the first time I've had it and I expected it to be sweeter too but was pleasantly surprised in both cases that neither was overly sweet. Now that I have the passion fruit and felarnum I figure I should be able to make some other cocktails that you make. Any suggestions? What's your Mai Tai recipe?

[Richard Chrz]

I’m loving the Rum drinks!

[Old Glory]

Attjack here is the recipe I use for Mai Tais

The Mai Tai is a showcase for good rum. Play with different combinations of rums, light and dark. Different styles. Find what you like. Plantation Pineapple and Plantation Silver makes a good drink.

Classic Mai Tai
1 oz. Appleton Estate Jamaican Rum
1 oz. Rhum Agricole Clément VSOP Rhum Vieux
1/2 oz.Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao
1 oz. fresh lime juice
1/2 oz. orgeat syrup

Combine in shaker shake with ice. Strain into glass filled with crushed ice. Garnish with lime husk and pineapple fronds.


Perhaps the most well-known Tiki cocktail, the Mai Tai is a true celebration of rum. The classic tiki cocktail elegantly marries citrus flavors with just the right amount of sweetness. This is not the same drink you get on a cruise ship. While the Mai Tai was created as a way to showcase the flavors of good-quality rum, it took a wrong turn over the decades as bartenders employed bottled juices and mixers. Those yielded neon-colored or overly sweet cocktails. Fortunately, a renewed interest in Tiki cocktails has returned the Mai Tai to prominence as a fresh, balanced, rum-forward cocktail.

Today’s bartenders continue the tradition of blending rums, aiming to find the optimal combination of flavor, depth and complexity. Some barkeeps utilize a crisp white rum alongside a dark overproof rum. Others play with high-ester Jamaican rums and grassy rhum agricole. There isn’t one right answer, but it’s helpful to consider four traits when creating your own rum blend: ABV, age, production methods and the raw materials used to make the rum. Find harmony in the details, and you might create the next great Mai Tai.

[Attjack]

Thanks, I have been looking for rhum agricole. In fact I asked the guy at the liquor store if they had any but they didn't and neither does the other liquor store I frequent. I bought my first bottle of Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao not long ago and think it's great but haven't used it in a Mai Tai yet. I'll give your recipe a try today. It's a little different than the 2 I usually use.

[Richard Chrz]

Pinot Grigio, maybe a rum to finish out the weekend.

[Attjack]

I was drinking a beer on Saturday and it was sunny at the food cart pod and everyone was drinking these slushy drinks. I got jealous so when I went home I made my own. I froze half of a medium sized watermelon that I had cut into chunks. Then combined that with a bottle of chilled rose in a blender. I was surprised how good it was!