Passion Fruit Cocktail
Shake ∙ 3 min ∙ 26% ABV ∙
The Passion Fruit Cocktail shakes fresh passion fruit with London dry gin, triple sec, lemon juice and passion fruit syrup, served up in a coupe. Fresh passion fruit pulp brings a tart, seedy tang that plays against a clean gin backbone, with citrus sharpening a lightly syrupy, fruit-forward finish.
Ingredients
1
Servings
Garnish
Instructions for 1 serving
- Pre-chill a glass
- Cut Passion fruit 2 pcs in half and scoop out the flesh into the shaker
- Add the remaining ingredients: London dry gin 45 mlTriple sec 15 mlLemon juice 10 mlPassion fruit syrup 15 ml
- Shake with ice
- Fine strain into the chilled glass
- Garnish with half a passion fruit
Tips
- Scoop the passion fruit flesh straight into the shaker before adding the liquids, so the seeds and pulp break down fully under the ice.
- Fine-strain hard when pouring up — passion fruit seeds and pulp clog a regular strainer and cloud the glass.
- Pre-chill the coupe while you shake; a warm glass takes the edge off the quick, cold dilution the ice gives it.
History
This gin-based Passion Fruit Cocktail is a modern creation dating to 2004, credited to a bartender rather than tracing back to any historic bar manual. It belongs to a wider family of passion-fruit-and-citrus sours that became popular in British bars in the early 2000s, alongside the vodka-and-prosecco Porn Star Martini created by London bartender Douglas Ankrah in 2002. Unlike that drink, this version keeps things simpler: London dry gin, orange liqueur, lemon juice, and passion fruit syrup shaken with fresh passion fruit pulp and fine-strained, without the sparkling wine accompaniment. It reflects the same early-2000s London vogue for fresh passion fruit in shaken sours rather than any older, separately documented lineage of its own.
FAQ
What cocktail can I make with passion fruit?
The Passion Fruit Cocktail is a straightforward option: fresh passion fruit scooped straight into the shaker gives it pulp-and-seed tartness, shaken with gin and fine-strained into a coupe.
What alcohol goes best with passion fruit?
Gin pairs especially well with passion fruit, as in this recipe, where London dry gin's dry, botanical edge balances the fruit's tartness and sweetness. Triple sec is added alongside it to reinforce the citrus notes without overwhelming the passion fruit itself.
What is the passionfruit cocktail called?
It is simply called the Passion Fruit Cocktail, a shaken gin drink garnished with half a passion fruit shell.
What is the 2:1:1 rule for cocktails?
The 2:1:1 rule is a general sour-cocktail formula of two parts base spirit to one part sweet to one part sour, used as a quick ratio guide rather than an exact recipe. This build doesn't follow that ratio exactly since it adds fresh passion fruit and a liqueur alongside the gin, lemon juice, and syrup, but the same sweet-sour balancing principle applies when adjusting it to taste.
