Hurricanes By The Pitcher Recipes

SOUTHERN HURRICANE PITCHER

Steps:

• Mix all together in a pitcher.
• Pour over ice into tall glasses.
• Garnish with an orange wedge and a cherry.

HURRICANES BY THE PITCHER

Steps:

• Use a vegetable peeler to remove 2 long strips of lemon peel, being careful not to take any of the white pith, which can be bitter. Juice the lemons; you should have 1 1/4 cups of juice.
• Put the lemon peel, sugar, 1 cup of the lemon juice and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat and cook, stirring, until the sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat and let cool. Discard the lemon peel.
• Put the orange and lime slices in a large pitcher (or a clean stock pot if you are making an extra-large batch for family and friends). Using a wooden spoon or muddler, lightly bruise the citrus to release some of the juices and essential oils from the skins.
• Stir in the orange juice, coconut water, dark and light rum, grenadine, pineapple juice, the remaining 1/4 cup lemon juice and 1 cup of the lemon syrup. (The remaining syrup can be refrigerated in a covered container for up to 1 week.)
• Thread an orange slice, a lime slice and a maraschino cherry onto each of 8 small skewers. Fill 8 glasses with ice. Pour the hurricanes over the ice and rest a fruit skewer on each glass. Serve with tall bendy straws.

HURRICANE

Steps:

• Combine 1 1/2 ounces each white rum, dark rum and thawed frozen passion fruit puree, 1 ounce each orange juice, lemon juice and simple syrup and 1/2 ounce grenadine in a shaker with ice; shake well. Strain into a hurricane glass filled with crushed ice. Garnish with a maraschino cherry and orange slice.

VIRGIN HURRICANES

Steps:

• Combine the juices in a pitcher. Just before serving, stir in carbonated water. Pour into hurricane or highball glasses filled with ice. Garnish with pineapple wedges and cherries.