Neal Bodenheimer makes an iconic New Orleans cocktail, a hurricane, to celebrate the Fourth of July
This New Orleans cocktail will shake up your Fourth of July

Learn how to make a classic New Orleans hurricane from bartender Neal Bodenheimer. Find this recipe and more in his book, Cure: New Orleans Drinks and How to Mix ‘Em. 

 

Hurricane (makes one full-sized portion) 

1.5oz white rum 

.5oz aged dark rum  

.75oz. fassionola syrup 

.75oz. fresh-pressed lemon juice  

Combine all ingredients in a shaker filled with ice. Quick shake, then double strain into a hurricane glass filled with crushed ice. Paint top with four dashes of Peychaud's Bitters and garnish with strawberry.  

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