[...] the above drink with a blend of Spiced Appleton Extra and Myers’s and it came out very nice. Matt Robold likes Coruba in his; the Bum likes ‘em with Goslings, reportedly. If you’d like, swap the lemon juice for lime — or, even better, split it [...]

[...] Cocktail Recipe: Hurricane [...]

I love a hurricane, but I think my favorite Dixie Tiki Creation was the Rum Runner.

The stuff in the packet is useful for one thing, and one thing only. Tailgates. You can get packets, and mix up a half gallon and bring a handle of Cruzan and you are good to go, a civilized drink (to whatever extent you can have one in a parking lot) I go stronger on the water then they call for and usually go with 3oz of rum.

Trader Vic Dark rum is a nice cheap uber dark sweet rum that works well for Hurricanes, when I make Hurricane Punch at home, I use that Monin and Lemon, works well and is tasty, it is a kind of scary brown though more then red or yellow.

For real Hurricanes (ie when me and wife are drinking or entertaining small numbers) we use Aunty Lillikoi, if you are in Kauai go visit her shop she is uber nice, and they have syrup, 100% juice and several jams mustards etc, and a sorbet, She will also ship either online or from walk-ins

[...] For the rum try Appleton V/X from Jamaica, or Old New Orleans Amber Rum for a local touch. Jeff “Beachbum” Berry likes Gosling’s Black Seal, and Matt “Rumdood” Robold prefers Coruba “by a factor of about a billion point seven.” [...]

I have a bottle of Appleton V/X to open, too, so maybe I’ll give that a go the next time. I had to buy a three pack of passion fruit syrup, so I should be safely in Hurricanes through the summer. What a pleasant thought that is.

Dave

[...] It’s largely due to the efforts of the Bum that today we know how to make a proper Zombie or what exactly goes into something called “Don’s Mix.”  Even beyond Tiki one can find the fruits of Jeff’s labor when they make a proper Hurricane. [...]