This cocktail dates back to the end of WWII when whiskey was in tight supply and liquor vendors insisted bar owners buy multiple cases of rum to each case of whiskey.

An overabundance of rum forced establishments to get creative and it was then that the Hurricane Cocktail was born.

Served from a “Hurricane” glass named and shaped after hurricane lamps. A souvenir hurricane glass (or two) come in handy when making this cocktail at home.

A combination of light and dark rums, passion fruit juice, orange juice, squeeze of lime, and grenadine syrup is served over ice in a tall ‘Hurricane’ glass. This drink is sweet like fruit punch and packs a punch too with generous amounts of rum. Cheers!

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xo Libby

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Hurricane Cocktail

This drink is sweet like fruit punch and packs a punch too with generous amounts of rum. Cheers!

Course Drinks

Servings 2

Ingredients

• 4 ounces dark rum
• 4 ounces light rum
• 4 ounces passion fruit juice or pineapple juice
• 2 ounces orange juice
• 2 ounces fresh lime juice
• 1 ounce grenadine
• 1 ounce simple syrup optional
• orange slices and maraschino cherries for garnish

Instructions

• Fill two tall glasses with crushed ice. Combine all ingredients in cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until chilled. Pour into ice filled glasses. Garnish each with orange slice and maraschino cherry.

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This, my friends, is a London Scotland Strawberry Martini.  It’s a glorious concoction of gin, strawberry puree, grenadine, lemon juice, with a splash of champagne.  It’s sweet and refreshing.

You may have noticed that what had been planed all along to be a London Strawberry Martini, inspired by a visit to Café Intermezzo, was quickly renamed when B gently pointed out that Hendrick’s gin isn’t a London gin.

Wait.  What?

Call it a blonde moment, but it never occurred to me that the London Strawberry Martini got it’s name from where it’s gin was distilled. I was so excited to have a cocktail recipe to share with my niece Kate, who is newly relocated from NYC to London, that I just reached for the prettiest gin bottle in the freezer.

Sorry Sapphire, while I do love your blue hue shining through our LED illuminated freezer…Hendrick’s is one handsome bottle of gin. I have no gin experience.  Most of my gin memories scream pine tree.  Who wants to drink a pine tree?

I decided this summer that I needed to know how to make a good Gin & Tonic.  Which in turn meant that I would need to sip them.  Over the past few months I’ll admit that I have developed an appreciation for gin and even find it refreshing.  I’ve also learned that not all gin’s taste like pine trees or juniper to be precise.

Hendrick’s gin, delivered in it’s apothecary-style handsome bottle, has a cucumber influence.  So while my selection was completely based on beauty….cucumber and strawberry now sounds like a martini match made in heaven.

~ Scotland Strawberry Martini ~

1 1/2 ounces Hendrick’s gin
1/4 cup strawberry puree
1 Tbl. lemon juice
ice
1 Tbl. grenadine
splash of champagne

Shake gin, strawberry puree, lemon juice and ice in a shaker.
Pour into martini glass with grenadine.
Top with champagne.  Enjoy!!

Love you bunches Kate.  Hope London is treating you well.  Know that I’m always searching for the perfect Rye cocktail and stove top (no oven required) recipe to share with you. xoxo Aunt Libby

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The 13th hole at Augusta National aka The Masters Tournament is named Azalea.  While the entire course is a thing of beauty, there’s something extra special about a green tucked up amongst a backdrop of blooming azaleas.  Let that be the inspiration for this cocktail.

You don’t have to be a golf fan to appreciate the history and beauty that is Augusta.  However, in our house, we will never forget the shot Philly made from behind the tree to the 13th green.  That.  That was a thing of beauty.  On to the cocktail recipe.

~ Azalea Cocktail Recipe ~

1 part lemon or lime juice
1 part pineapple juice
3 parts gin
a splash of grenadine to give it a light pink color
shaker of ice
garnish with fruit skewered with golf tees or mini-Masters flags

Recipe source cdkitchen.com

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~ Red Hot Lover Martini ~
2 ounces Fireball Cinnamon Whisky
1 splash of grenadine
ice
3 ounces Sprite or 7-Up
cinnamon stick swizzle
1 Tbl. sugar with 1 shake candy decorator hearts, optional

Chill martini glass.
Combine sugar and candy hearts on a plate.  Wet rim of martini glass and dip in sugar.
Add cinnamon whisky and grenadine in a shaker over ice.  Shake vigorously and pour into chilled martini glass.
Garnish with cinnamon stick.

Inspired by Better Recipes

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