Who Dat Daiquiri

To anyone that has ever been to New Orleans, the city is about much more than just Mardi Gras. The architecture,  music, culture and cuisine make it a special city in so many subtle and different ways. However, there is a certain sense of unbridled passion that appears there during Mardi Gras. Friendly faces are everywhere, there crowds of people aren’t nasty, but looking to extend a helping hand as everyone let’s go of their inhibitions for just a little while.

For those of you that have been following me here and on Facebook, you’ll know that I threw a dinner party last Saturday and that it was a Mardi Gras themed meal. I know, it was just a little late seeing that the previous Tuesday was Fat Tuesday, but seeing as the previous weekend was Valentine’s Day, well, we just didn’t want to stack our celebrations.

Those same people will also note that I’ve been talking about dialing in the recipe for Hurricanes. Having been to New Orleans for Mardi Gras, I’ve also had the pleasant experience of having a Hurricane at Pat O’Brien’s in the heart of the French Quarter. It is after all, the quintessential New Orleans drink. So I dutifully set out to duplicate that drink for this dinner. In those regards, I failed. However, I did come up with something almost completely, but not totally unlike a Hurricane that was extremely delicious in it’s own right. So I trotted it out as a pre-dinner drink and it was very well received (BTW, I served several items that I’ve previously blogged about, but the Cajun Grilled Seafood Stuffed Mushrooms were the food star of the evening). However, since it wasn’t a Hurricane, I asked our guests to come up with a name for this concoction. It was our friend Kim that came up with the name of Who Dat Daiquiri and it is this name that the drink shall be known as going forward.

So mix up a pitcher of these and laissez les bon temps roulez!

Who Dat Daiquiri

1 cup gold rum
1 cup dark rum
1 cup fresh squeezed pink grapefruit juice
1 cup fresh squeezed blood orange juice
1/4 Grenadine
1/8 cup Grand Marnier

Mix all ingredients in a pitcher and pour over ice. Garnish with a blood orange slice.