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"  Carnival culminates today in New Orleans and around the world with the celebration of Mardi Gras \u2014 the last day to consume all the deep fried foods, cakes, and booze before Ash Wednesday arrives and Lent begins. Can&amp;#039;t make it to the Big Easy this year? You can still raise a glass to Fat Tuesday by ordering these classic New Orleans cocktails in your hometown bar. 1. Hurricane Stop by Pat O&amp;#039;Brien&amp;#039;s bar on the corner of Royal and St. Peter&amp;#039;s streets in the French Quarter and you&amp;#039;ll soon learn they lay claim to one of New Orleans&amp;#039; most famous beverages: the Hurricane. It&amp;#039;s believed that sometime in the 1940s, well before Katrina, this blend of rum and fruit juices was introduced because of a surplus of rum. Scotch was a rarity, and in order to buy one case of it, bars were convinced to purchase multiple cases of rum. So the men behind the bar came up with this concoction, which they served in a tall hurricane glass. Today the beverage is synonymous with New Orleans. Try the Recipe: Hurricane 2. Sazerac The Sazerac is the official cocktail of the city of New Orleans and the most quintessential tipple you can find. According to the Gumbo Pages, the original cocktail is believed to be an elixir developed by Antoine Amadie Peychaud, who was a transplant from the West Indies and owner of an apothecary in the French Quarter. His proprietary blend of bitters was dispensed to his clients as a cure-all. It soon caught on as a cocktail when the bitters, referred to as Peychaud&amp;#039;s bitters, were mixed with French brandy, sugar, and water. But it wasn&amp;#039;t officially named the &amp;quot;Sazerac&amp;quot; until the drink began being mixed with a French cognac of the same name at a bar on Exchange Alley. Soon people began to refer to the bar as the name of the signature drink. The bar moved inside the Roosevelt hotel in 1949, where they are still serving up this classic cocktail. Try the Recipe: Sazerac Cocktail More From Delish: Joyful Mardi Gras Recipes 3. Daiquiri When you think of a daiquiri, images of palm trees and tropical weather come to mind, but that&amp;#039;s probably only if you&amp;#039;ve not been to New Orleans. Down in NOLA, the fruity frozen beverage can be found at the drive-thru. At some of these pitstops, you can even order yours by the gallon. Usually, though, it&amp;#039;s by the cup, and that cup is classy styrofoam or plastic. At the most famous outpost, New Orleans Daiquiris (a.k.a. Fat Tuesdays), they offer the Mardi Gras Mash, a blue-hued frozen lemonade-like mojito. Try the Recipe: Pomegranate Daiquiris More From Delish: Foods of New Orleans Quiz 4. Ramos Gin Fizz This popular drink has its roots in New Orleans. Introduced by barman Henry C. Ramos, the eponymous drink was created in 1888 at his bar, the Imperial Cabinet Saloon, on Gravier Street. The refreshing mix of gin, lemon and lime juices, egg white, sugar, cream, and orange flower water got its fizziness from soda water. However, the key to making it extra bubbly was the frothiness of the egg white combined with the vigorous shaking of the glass. Legend has it that during Carnival in 1915, 32 bartenders were required to keep up with the demand for the drink in the bar. Originally called the New Orleans Fizz, the beverage was inducted into the Museum of the American Cocktail (also located in New Orleans) and is served at the famous Roosevelt Hotel, which trademarked the name in 1935. Try the Recipe: Watermelon Gin Fizz Which beverage will you be sipping to toast Mardi Gras? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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