Hurricane glass
The tall curved bowl holds crushed ice and a generous tropical serve while leaving room for garnish.
- Capacity
- 440–590 ml15–20 oz
- Typical pour
- 165 ml5½ oz
- How it’s served
- A long drink, over a full glass of ice
- In this collection
- 9 cocktails
Why this shape
Tall and curved, with a belly. The volume takes a generous tropical serve plus a full load of crushed ice; the curve gives the drink a visible waist, which is the whole reason layered and gradient serves read so well in one.
Getting it cold
Crushed ice chills it instantly and keeps it cold. Pack it, do not sprinkle it.
The usual mistake
Using cubes. A hurricane drink is built on crushed ice — cubes leave large gaps, the drink separates into layers you did not intend, and the straw hits air.
Where it comes from
Named for the hurricane lamp it resembles, and popularised at Pat O'Brien's in New Orleans in the 1940s.
No hurricane glass? Use this instead
Use a highball or any tall glass with enough capacity.
Cocktails served in it
9 in all, pouring between 105–195 ml3½–6½ oz.
