Mardi Gras Cocktails
10 Cocktails
New Orleans invented the cocktail bar, the go-cup, and the notion that a Tuesday is reason enough to celebrate. These are the drinks born in the French Quarter—from Pat O’Brien’s legendary Hurricane to the city’s official cocktail, the Sazerac.
Sazerac
Rye, sugar, Peychaud's bitters, and an absinthe rinse compose this potent, aromatic New Orleans standard.
Hurricane
Pat O'Brien's rum-heavy crowd pleaser from New Orleans—equal parts light and dark rum balanced by fresh lemon and lush passion fruit for a dangerously smooth punch.
Pat O'Brien's Hurricane
A quintessential New Orleans cocktail born of wartime necessity, this potent and deceptively drinkable concoction evolved from a simple three-ingredient sour to a complex, fruit-forward punch.
Vieux Carré
Walter Bergeron's New Orleans classic blends rye, cognac, sweet vermouth and Bénédictine with dual bitters for a silky, spirit-forward sipper.
Ramos Gin Fizz
New Orleans' creamy showstopper of gin, citrus, cream, egg white, and orange blossom water shaken to a silky cloud.
Grasshopper
Mint‑chocolate cream classic—white crème de menthe and crème de cacao shaken with cream for a retro dessert sipper.
French 75
A crisp union of gin, lemon, sugar, and Champagne that delivers bracing bubbles with artillery-level snap.
Obituary Cocktail
A potent and aromatic spin on the classic Gin Martini, distinguished by a haunting whisper of absinthe. Born in New Orleans, this cocktail offers complex, herbaceous, and licorice-tinged flavors.
Cognac Sazerac
The original incarnation of what is arguably America's first cocktail, a cornerstone of classic mixology born in the spirited heart of 19th-century New Orleans.
Frozen Hurricane
The New Orleans storm turned slushy—rum, passion fruit, citrus, and grenadine blended with ice.