Blue Hurricane Cocktail is a must-try summer alcoholic drink. With bold citrus notes, fruity sweetness, and a striking ocean-blue hue, this drink always reminds me of summer nights and loud music. It’s sweet, tangy, and easy to love.
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Blue Hurricane cocktail recipe
The Blue Hurricane Cocktail is a vibrant and tropical variation of the classic Hurricane cocktail. Both drinks rely on a potent rum base with a medley of tropical fruit juices. The difference between them is the addition of Blue Curaçao. This orange-flavored liqueur imparts the drink’s signature azure hue.
The Blue Hurricane offers a delicate balance between sweetness and acidity. This refreshing tropical drink is perfect for summer parties or casual gatherings. It becomes a staple in bars and parties, especially during the raucous celebrations of Mardi Gras.
The cocktail pairs well with spicy and flavorful dishes like jerk chicken and fish tacos. It also complements light appetizers such as tropical fruit skewers, shrimp ceviche, and coconut-crusted chicken tenders.
Seafood dishes like grilled fish tacos with mango salsa, crab cakes with spicy aioli, and lobster salad with citrus vinaigrette enhance the cocktail’s tropical vibe. You can also enjoy the drink with jerk-spiced sweet potato bites, tropical quinoa salad, and desserts like key lime pie, pineapple upside-down cake, and mango sorbet.
Here’s how to make the Blue Hurricane Cocktail – one of the best Blue Curaçao drinks.
Blue Hurricane Cocktail
Nutrition
Ingredients
- 1 oz light rum
- 1.5 oz blue curaçao
- 0.5 oz lime juice
- 1 oz pineapple juice
- 1 oz orange juice
- Ice
- Lemon twist or dark maraschino cherries optional
- Simple syrup to taste optional
Instructions
- Fill a shaker with ice, then add light rum, dark rum, blue curaçao, lime juice, pineapple juice, and orange juice.
- Shake well until chilled.
- Strain into a hurricane glass filled with ice.
- Garnish with a lemon twist or maraschino cherries
Notes
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Variations
You can try some popular and creative variations of the Blue Hurricane cocktail below:
- Non-alcoholic version
- Replace rum with coconut water or a mix of pineapple and orange juices
- Use blue curaçao syrup instead of the liqueur
- Add a splash of cream of coconut for richness
- Mardi Gras Blue Hurricane embodies the festive spirit of New Orleans’ famous carnival. It features additional purple and green layers, edible glitter or shimmer dust, and a king cake-flavored rum or syrup.
- Mexican Blue Hurricane uses tequila as the base spirit instead of rum, blue agave syrup, and a tajín rim for a spicy-salty kick.
- Spiced Blue Hurricane adds a warming dimension to the tropical classic.
- Replacing white rum with spiced rum
- Adding a dash of aromatic bitters
- Incorporating a cinnamon-sugar rim
- Fruit juice substitutions
- Tropical Juice Mixes include mango, guava, or orange juice to enhance tropical flavors.
- Sour Mix and Citrus Adjustments add more lime or lemon juice for a tangier edge or incorporate sour mix for a balanced sweet-tart profile.
- Carbonation adds soda water, lemon-lime soda, or ginger ale for a fizzy Blue Hurricane variant, lighter and more refreshing.
This cocktail reminds me of my vacation in New Orleans! It’s nice to recreate that experience at home with such a vibrant drink.
The cocktail was good, but I found it a little too sweet for my taste. Next time, I’ll cut down on the syrup.
Just made this for a gathering, and it was a hit! The balance of sweet and tart flavors is delightful. I’ll definitely be adding this to my cocktail rotation!