Applebee's new dollar drink is Mardi Gras-inspired and comes with beads

By AOL.com Editors

Sep 6th, 2019 at 11:33PM

If you aren't making the trip down to New Orleans for Mardi Gras this year, you can still celebrate like you are. Applebee's February dollar drink of the month is the Hurricane, a drink that originates from the French Quarter.

Photo: Applebee's

The Dollar Hurricane is similar to a daiquiri and mixes rum with passion fruit, orange, black cherry and lime flavors. Applebee's version comes in a 10-ounce mug rather than a hurricane glass, but as an added festive touch, the drink is served with a masked stirrer or decorative beads.

The Hurricane was created by New Orleans tavern owner Pat O'Brien in the 1940s during World War II. The story goes that he had a bunch of overstocked rum he needed to sell, so he mixed it up and served it in a hurricane lamp-shaped glass to sailors. Today, it's one of New Orlean's most famous drinks.

Applebee's Dollar Hurricane will be served starting in February through Mardi Gras, which takes place on Tuesday, March 5.

Not quite ready to ring in Mardi Gras? Celebrate Valentine's Day first with some of our favorite cocktails below!

Absolut Gold Ingredients: 1 Part Absolut Original .5 Parts Peach Liqueur .5 Parts Lillet Blanc 3 Parts Champagne Preparation: Stir Absolut, peach liqueur and Lillet over ice in a mixing glass. Strain into a chilled cocktail coupe or Champagne glass and top with Champagne or sparkling wine. Garnish with food safe gold flake. ▲

Pink Dove Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz Aviation American Gin 1/2 oz Lillet Blanc 3/4 oz Combier Pamplemousse 3/4 oz Freshly pressed lemon juice 1 pinch Salt 1 1/2 oz Soda water Preparation: In a pint glass, add spirits & mixers (through salt) Fill with ice & shake vigorously Fine strain into an ice filled highball glass Top with soda water Garnish with a grapefruit twist ▲

The Hibiscus Crush Recipe Courtesy of Sylvia Fountaine Ingredients: 16 oz Smirnoff No. 21 .5 cups dried hibiscus flowers 1 cup water .5 cup sugar 1 oz orange liqueur 32 oz lemon lime soda 1 lemon (sliced) 1 lime (sliced) 1 orange (sliced) Preparation: Place hibiscus, water and sugar in a small pot to simmer over the stove for 5 minutes. Once sugar is dissolved, set aside to cool. Strain. Place vodka, triple sec, soda and sliced citrus in a punch bowl or beverage container. Add hibiscus infusion. Stir. Right before quests arrive add 4 cups crushed ice ▲

Flame of Love Ingredients: 2oz Monkey 47 gin 1/2oz dry sherry 3 flamed grapefruit twists Preparation: Add Monkey 47 and dry sherry ingredients to a mixing glass, add flamed twists, add ice and stir for 10-15 seconds. Pour into the glass of your choice and garnish withe a flamed lemon twist. ▲

Passionately Sour Ingredients: 2 oz JAJA Tequila Blanco .75 passionfruit liqueur 1 oz lemon juice .5 oz vanilla simple syrup .5 a fresh passionfruit 4 raspberries Preparation: Muddle raspberries in a cocktail shaker. Add remaining ingredients and ice and shake until chilled. Fine strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with raspberries. ▲

The Love Nest Ingredients: 2oz Absolut Mandarin 4oz Blood orange soda Preparation: Combine ingredients Garnish with chili threads and message hearts ▲

Corazon De Melon Ingredients: 3 parts fresh cantaloupe juice 2 parts HAVANA CLUB Añejo Blanco rum 1 part simple syrup 1 part maraschino cherry juice ½ part fresh lime juice Optional – Dash of Orange Bitters Preparation: For cantaloupe juice, blend 2 cups cubed cantaloupe melon in a blender until pureed and smooth. Strain the mixture through a mesh strainer. Combine the rum, cantaloupe juice, syrup, cherry juice and lime juice in a shaker filled with ice. Shake for 30 seconds then pour into a frosted glass. Garnish with a wedge of lime and a melon ball. ▲

Grapefruit Gimlet Ingredients: 2 parts Grapefruit Juice 2 parts Chloe Pinot Grigio 1/4 part Lemon Juice 1 part Gin Preparation: Combine ingredients over ice in cocktail shaker. Shake and strain into glass. Garnish with lemon twist. ▲

Raspberry Sparkler Ingredients: 1½ ounces vanilla vodka 1 tsp. simple syrup ½ oz. fresh lemon juice Sparkling Ice Grape Raspberry Raspberry ice cubes, for garnish Preparation: Place raspberry ice cubes in glass and set to the side. In a cocktail shaker, add vanilla vodka, simple syrup, and fresh lemon juice- shake. Strain over ice and add Sparkling Ice Grape Raspberry. ▲

Peach and Cranberry Spritz Ingredients: 1½ ounces Ketel One Botanical Peach & Orange Blossom 2 dashes cranberry bitters 3 ounces Fever Tree soda water Preparation: Combine ingredients and garnish with 1 cranberry ▲

Riviera Rose Created by Mattias Horseman, Hendrick’s Gin Ambassador Ingredients: 2 parts Hendrick’s Gin 1 part Giffard Pamplemousse ½ part apricot liqueur 1 part fresh lime juice ½ part Egg white Preparation: Combine ingredients and shake with ice, then shake without ice. Strain into a coupe and garnish with a rose petal. ▲

Raspberry Lemon & Lime Ginger Beer Champagne Ingredients: 1/3 oz Raspberry Puree 1.5 oz Brooklyn Crafted Ginger Beer Mini, Lemon/Lime Splash of Limoncello 4 oz Champagne Squeeze of Lime Juice Fresh Raspberries Preparation: Stir raspberry puree, Brooklyn Crafted and Limoncello in a champagne flute. Top with champagne and a squeeze of lime juice. Garnish with raspberries. ▲

1-800 Sensual Available at Her Name is Carmen Ingredients: 2 Ounces of Strawberry Infused JAJA Blanco 1/2 Ounce of Raspberry Juice 1/2 Ounce of Lemon Juice 1 Ounce of Fino Sherry Preparation: All poured over ice into shaker. Shaken until cold. Double strained into a cocktail glass ▲

The Secret Admirer Recipe Courtesy of Sylvia Fountaine Ingredients: 3 oz of Smirnoff Raspberry 1.5 oz of Chartreuse Garnish with Raspberries Preparation: Place all ingredients in shaker with ice. Shake well. Strain into two vintage martini glasses. Garnish with fresh raspberries. You could sugar the rim for extra sweetness. ▲

SVEDKA One Last Kiss Punch Ingredients: 1½ parts SVEDKA Vanilla 4 parts pink lemonade Preparation: Combine all ingredients in a pitcher with ice and stir. Garnish with lemon and lime slices. ▲

My Sweet-tea Courtesy of AriZona Beverages Ingredients: 2 oz Vodka 4 oz AriZona Sweet Tea .5 oz Lemon juice Lemon wheel Preparation: Shake all ingredients together with ice in cocktail shaker. Strain into a highball glass filled with ice. Garnish with lemon wheel. ▲

Pretty in Pink Moscato Sparkler Ingredients: 3 ounces Barefoot Pink Moscato Bubbly 1/2 ounce Watermelon Schnapps 1 ounce Grapefruit Juice Preparation: Combine juice and schnapps in cocktail shaker with ice. Shake to blend and chill. Strain into flute and top with Bubbly. ▲

Kim Crawford Cupid Ingredients: 3 oz Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc ¾ oz grapefruit juice 1 Tbsp simple syrup Sparkling water Ice Crème de Cassis Sage leaves and grapefruit for garnish Preparation: Mix Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc, simple syrup and grapefruit juice in a shaker or mixing glass with ice. Strain over ice into serving glass and fill with sparkling water. Top with a splash of crème de cassis and garnish with sage leaves and grapefruit twist. ▲

L.A. Crownberry Apple Ingredients: 1.5 oz. Crown Royal Regal Apple Cranberry juice Preparation: Mix 1.5 oz Crown Royal Apple into glass. Fill to the top with cranberry juice. ▲

Rose Petal Vodka Courtesy HelloFresh Ingredients: 2-3 organic roses 2 cups of organic pink and red rose petals, fresh or dried (2-3 roses) 2oz vodka (or you can even try tequila on the rocks!) Preparation: Add rose petals to an ice tray and cover ½ way with distilled water. Freeze for a few hours. Remove the half frozen ice cubes from the freezer and fill the remaining with distilled water. This will allow your roses to be in the center of your ice cubes. Freeze overnight and add to your favorite beverages. ▲

Rosé Fizz Ingredients: The Botanist Gin - 1.5 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice - .75 oz. Honey Syrup - .75 oz. Rosemary Sprig - 2 Sparkling Rosé - 2 oz. Preparation: Add The Botanist Gin, Honey Syrup and one Rosemary Sprig into a cocktail shaker Add ice and shake Fine strain into a champagne glass Top with Sparkling Rosé Garnish with a rosemary sprig ▲

Forbidden Fruit Created by Tim Herlihy, National Ambassador for Tullamore D.E.W. Ingredients: 1 ½ parts Tullamore D.E.W. Cider Cask 1 part Aperol 1 dash orange bitters Preparation: Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice. Stir and strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with an apple slice. ▲

BEE MINE Crafted by Una Green Goldman, National Brand Ambassador, Aberfeldy Ingredients: 2 oz. Aberfeldy 12 Year Old infused with Cacao Nibs 1 Shot of Espresso ½ oz. Salted Wildflower Honey Syrup Preparation: Infused scotch: Infuse the Aberfeldy 12 with cacao nibs overnight. After 24 hours, strain the liquid. Honey syrup: To make the honey syrup, mix 2 parts honey to 1 part water then add two large pinches of sea salt to the syrup. Cocktail: Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker. Shake long and hard, and finely strain. Serve the cocktail in a coupe glass. ▲

I Heart Margarita Ingredients: 1.5 oz Jose Cuervo Tradicional Reposado Tequila .5 oz Hum botanical liqueur .5 oz Yuzu juice Lemon peel Preparation: Combined all ingredients, except lemon peel, into cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well. Strain into chilled cocktail glass. Rub lemon peel around rim. Garnish with lemon peel ▲

Strawberry Kiwi Cocktail Ingredients: Henry's Hard Sparkling strawberry kiwi Strawberries and kiwi Preparation: Pour over ice with fresh, frozen strawberries and kiwis for the ultimate, refreshing low-sugar cocktail ▲

Sparkling Hibiscus Ingredients: Santa Margherita Prosecco Superiore DOCG Whole hibiscus flowers, packed in syrup 8 tsps of hibiscus syrup used to pack the flowers Preparation: Place a whole hibiscus flower in the bottom of glass. Fill glass with Santa Margherita Prosecco Superiore DOCG to ¾” of the rim. Carefully spoon 2 tsps of the hibiscus syrup down the interior side of each glass. ▲

The Macallan Speyside Sipper Ingredients: 1 ½ oz The Macallan Double Cask 12 Years Old ½ oz Membrillo ¼ Lime 3 oz Sprite’s Delight Tea 1 grapefruit Preparation: Dissolve ½ oz Membrillo into Sprite’s Delight Tea Add 1 oz Fresh grapefruit and .25 oz lime Serve tallover ice in a highball glass Garnish with membrillo slice ▲

Fallen Orchard Ingredients: 2.oz 1800 Silver .5 oz lime juice 3 slices of Granny Smith Apples 8 Fresh Cranberries Preparation: In a mixing tin, add Apple and Cranberries, Muddle until puree. Add remaining ingredients over ice and shake. Garnish with Apple slice & Fresh Cranberries. ▲

Mint Chocolate Black Barrel Ingredients: 1 ½ parts Hornitos® Black Barrel® Tequila ¾ part chocolate liqueur 2 dashes Angostura® bitters Mint leaves Strawberry Preparation: Lightly muddle 3-5 mint leaves in a shaker. Add remainder of ingredients into the shaker with ice and shake vigorously. Strain into a martini glass and garnish with a strawberry. ▲

The Garden Rose Available at Gitano Jungle Room Im Ingredients: 1oz Codigo Rose .75oz St Germain .75oz Simple .75oz Lemon 4 Shakes Rose Water 1 Muddled Strawberry Preparation: Shake and Strain into Coupe Glass Top with Cava Garnish with mixed Dried Flowers ▲

Titos' Heartstring Ingredients: 2 oz beet infused Tito’s Handmade Vodka 1 oz ginger honey syrup 1 oz lemon juice 2 mint sprigs Preparation: Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with a mint sprig and enjoy! ▲

Morton's "Love Struck" Valentine's Day Cocktail Ingredients: Reyka Vodka Passoã Passion Fruit Liqueur Cranberry Juice Fresh Lemon Juice Simple Syrup La Marca Prosecco Preparation: Combine ingredients and top with bubbly ▲

Valentini Ingredients: 2 oz. Rosa Regale ½ oz. Tequila 1 tsp. Unsweetened chocolate powder ½ oz. Maple Syrup 2 oz. Almond Milk Marshmallow Red sugar Preparation: In a cocktail shaker combine tequila, unsweetened chocolate powder, maple syrup and almond milk. Add ice and quickly shake. Pour contents into a martini glass and add Rosa Regale. Garnish with a marshmallow and add some red sugar to the martini glass rim to garnish. ▲

Pink Lilly Ingredients 1.5 oz Patrón Silver .75 oz Lemon juice .75 oz Simple syrup 2 dashes Rosé sparkling wine + Lemon twist for garnish Preparation: Combine Patrón Silver, lemon juice and simple syrup in a mixing glass. A dd ice, shake thoroughly and strain into a chilled flute. Top with rosé sparkling wine. Garnish with a spiral twist of lemon. ▲

Le Grand Courtâge Rosé Floral Sparkling Cocktail Ingredients 12 oz of Le Grand Courtâge Brut Rosé 12 oz of grapefruit juice 6 oz of vodka 1/2 oz of mint simple syrup Edible flowers for petal garnishes Preparation: Combine the vodka, grapefruit juice, rosé, and simple syrup. Shake over ice until chilled, then strain and fill glasses. ▲

Rosé Cherry Blossom Ingredients: 5 oz Angry Orchard Rose Cider 1 oz Brandy 0.75 oz Lemon 0.5 oz Simple Syrup 1 tsp Cherry Preserves Preparation: Add all ingredients to a shaker and shake then strain over ice in a pint glass. Top with Angry Orchard Rose cider. ▲

Grapefruit Sours Sparkler Ingredients: 4 ounces sparkling wine 1 ounce Mango or Sour Grapefruit HI-CHEW Infused Brandy** 1 dash Angostura bitters Preparation: Measure the bitters and brandy into a coupe Top with sparkling wine and garnish with HI-CHEW bites on a cocktail pick **Infusions: the infusion ratio is one piece of candy per ounce of liquor ▲

ROSITA Crafted by Manny Hinojosa, Global Brand Ambassador, Cazadores Ingredients: 1 ½ oz. Tequila Cazadores Blanco (1 bottle for batch) 1 oz. Lychee Puree (8 oz. for batch) ½ oz. Rose Water (8 oz. for batch) ½ oz. Agave Syrup (8 oz. for batch) 2 oz. Sparkling Wine (1 bottle for batch) Preparation for cocktail: In a cocktail shaker with ice, combine all the ingredients except the sparkling wine. Shake vigorously and serve in a chilled cocktail glass, then top with sparkling wine. Preparation for batch: In a large punch bowl, combine all the ingredients. Stir well and add a small block of ice. Serve up or over the rocks. ▲

Match Made in Haven Ingredients: 2 parts RumHaven 2 parts Pineapple Juice 2 parts Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice Preparation: 1. Add all ingredients into an ice-filled Collins glass, stir to combine and chill. 2. Garnish with pineapple or grapefruit. ▲

KNOCK OUT Created by Sonny Verdini, Bar Mangaer, TRADE (Boston, MA) Ingredients: 1.5oz Proper Twelve Whiskey 1 cinnamon syrup .75oz house made ginger liquor .5oz lemon 3 dashes Angostura Bitters Preparation: Shake into a single rocks glass. Garnished with a dehydrated cinnamon sugar and lemon wheel ▲

Good Ole Time Ingredients: 1 ½ oz Gin or Vodka 1 tbsp Brown Sugar ½ oz Real Grenadine Freshly grated nutmeg A squeeze of lemon Perrier® Carbonated Mineral Water Lemon wheel and pomegranate seeds for garnish Preparation: Combine the brown sugar and the gin or vodka in a glass. Next, pour in the lemon juice and grenadine and stir. Gently add ice, Perrier and grated nutmeg before garnishing the cocktail with a lemon wheel and a few pomegranate seeds. ▲

The D’USSE Red Velvet Ingredients: 2 oz- D’USSE Cognac 1.5 oz- Crème de Cacao .5 oz- Simple Syrup 3- Fresh raspberries 3 Dashes- Chocolate Molé Bitters Fresh raspberries Preparation: Muddle Raspberries and Simple Syrup in a shaker. Add D’USSE Cognac, Crème de Cacao and Bitters. Shake vigorously with Ice. Double strain into a chilled Coup Glass. Garnish with fresh raspberries on a skewer ▲

Brockmans Forbidden Fruit Ingredients: 1 oz Brockmans Gin 1 oz grapefruit juice ½ oz lime juice ¾ oz simple syrup 5-6 mint leaves Prosecco Preparation: Combine all ingredients, ice and 5 mint leaves in a shaker. Hard shake and double strain into a chilled coupe glass and top with Prosecco. Garnish with a twist of grapefruit zest and a mint leaf or sprig of mint. ▲

Valenthyme Ingredients: 1 oz Pink Gin 2 oz Pure Leaf Mango Hibiscus Herbal Tea ¼ oz Simple Syrup ½ oz Lemon Juice 6 dashes Cranberry Bitter 3 dashes Orange Bitters ¾ oz Cranberry Juice Preparation: Shake all ingredients over ice and serve in a coupe. Garnish with Thyme sprig. ▲

Black Velvet Ingredients: Half a flute of Champagne Half a flute of Guinness Extra Stout Preparation: Combine ingredients in flute and enjoy ▲

THE KING CUATRO Ingredients: 1.5 parts BACARDÍ Añejo Cuatro 0.75 part Fresh Lemon Juice 0.5 part St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur 0.25 part Honey 2 Blackberries Martini and Rossi Prosecco Preparation: Muddle blackberries in a tin, and pour all cocktail ingredients in. Shake and strain into coupe glass. Top with Martini and Rossi Prosecco and garnish with a Blackberry-speared purple orchid. ▲

Grown Woman Strawberry Crush Courtesy Thumbtack Chef Niko Paranomous Ingredients: 3 fresh strawberries, cut in half ½ the juice of 1 lime 1 shot vodka Ginger beer Preparation: Muddle the strawberries in a cocktail shaker. Fill the shaker with ice, add vodka and lime juice. Shake vigorously and strain into a class filled with ice. Top with ginger beer. Garnish with strawberry wedges. ▲