Projo Football Food & Spirits

Cocktails: February 2008 Archives

Every Day with Rachael Ray suggests this cocktail for Mardi Gras but let's think about it for Super Bowl Sunday.

HURRICANE COCKTAILS
½ cup sugar

Ice cubes

2 cups rum

2 cups passion fruit juice

2 cups orange juice

2 cups pineapple juice

½ cup orange liqueur, such as Grand Marnier

Juice of 4 limes (about ½ cup)

Bitters, such as Angostura

8 fresh pineapple wedges

In a small saucepan, heat ½ cup water and sugar over medium heat and stir until dissolved. Let the simple syrup cool.
Fill a pitcher with ice cubes. Add the rum, passion fruit juice, orange juice, pineapple juice, orange liqueur, lime juice and simple syrup and stir until chilled. Strain the cocktail into glasses, top each with a dash of bitters and garnish with a pineapple wedge.

Makes 8 drinks.