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26 Aug

Hurricane Cocktails Anyone?

Posted by Julia Carlisle in Vermont.

First things first…Are we tired  of seeing those die-hard  folks in Key West weathering out the storm while drinking Hurricane Cocktails and thinking they are oh-so-special? Who says Vermonters can’t weather out a storm just as well and with the same hearty “finesse”?! Hmmm?

 So, in case you want to help give those Key West folks a run for their money as you ENJOY YOUR HURRICANE, , here is a recipe from about.com…followed by the latest National Weather Service Burlington forecast:

The Hurricane became popular at Pat O’Briens bar in 1940’s New Orleans, apparently debuted at the 1939 World’s Fair and was named after the hurricane lamp-shaped glasses the first drinks were served in. It’s said that O’Brien created the heavily rummed drink as a means to get rid of the large stock of rum his Southern distributors forced him to buy.

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz light rum
  • 2 oz dark rum
  • 2 oz passion fruit juice
  • 1 oz orange juice
  • juice of a half a lime
  • 1 Tbsp simple syrup
  • 1 Tbsp grenadine
  • orange slice and cherry for garnish

Preparation:

  1. Squeeze juice from half a lime into shaker over ice.
  2. Pour the remaining ingredients into the cocktail shaker.
  3. Shakewell.
  4. Strain into a hurricane glass.
  5. Garnish with a cherry and an orange slice

Friday Morning National Weather Service Burlington forecast:

HURRICANE IRENE WILL LIKELY AFFECT THE REGION SUNDAY INTO MONDAY
MORNING WITH WIDESPREAD HEAVY FLOODING RAINFALL AND STRONG TO
POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS. THE HIGHEST THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND
STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR FROM THE ADIRONDACKS EAST INTO
VERMONT. PER COORDINATION WITH SURROUNDING OFFICES AND HPC/NHC
GUIDANCE…BEST ESTIMATE STORM SPECIFICS FOLLOW.

…RAINFALL…

TIMING…WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT
FROM THE ADIRONDACKS EASTWARD…ENDING BY MONDAY MORNING.

AMOUNTS…LIKELY TO RANGE FROM LESS THAN AN INCH IN THE ST LAWRENCE
VALLEY…1-3 INCHES IN THE ADIRONDACKS…2-5 INCHES IN THE CHAMPLAIN
VALLEY AND WESTERN VT…AND 3 TO AS MUCH AS 7 INCHES FROM THE GREEN
MOUNTAINS INTO EASTERN VT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

…FLOODING…

AREA OF CONCERN…BIGGEST CONCERN FOR VERMONT STREAMS AND RIVERS BUT
SOME THREAT FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE ADIRONDACKS AS WELL.

TIMING…HIGHEST FLOOD THREAT WOULD OCCUR SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY
AND COULD BE QUITE SIGNIFICANT.

…WINDS…

DIRECTION AND TIMING…NORTHEAST AND INCREASING SHARPLY BY LATER
SUNDAY…BACKING TO STRONG NORTHERLY…THEN NORTHWESTERLY SUNDAY
NIGHT/MONDAY MORNING.

SUSTAINED/GUST SPEEDS…SUSTAINED SPEEDS 30 TO 45 MPH. GUSTS 35 TO
50 MPH ACROSS NY…AND 45 TO 65 MPH ACROSS VT. HIGHEST WINDS LIKELY
IN THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY SUNDAY EVENING/NIGHT DUE TO NORTHERLY
CHANNELING…AND ALSO LATER SUNDAY NIGHT ACROSS EASTERN VT WHEN
NORTHWESTERLY DOWNSLOPING EFFECTS MORE LIKELY. ALSO PLEASE
NOTE…HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS LIKELY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF
THE GREEN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 2500 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT.

IMPACTS…WIDESPREAD TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE LIKELY AND LARGE
SCALE POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE…ESPECIALLY FROM THE ADIRONDACKS
EASTWARD.

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