Passion Fruit Collins
Shake ∙ 3 min ∙ 10.4% ABV ∙
The Passion Fruit Collins is a gin Collins made with fresh passion fruit, lemon juice, and passion fruit syrup, shaken and topped with soda water.
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 next 3 ingredients: London dry gin 60 mlLemon juice 45 mlPassion fruit syrup 15 ml
- Shake with ice
- Fine strain into the ice-filled glass
- Top with Soda water and stir
- Garnish with a lemon slice
Tips
- Shake hard enough to break up the passion fruit pulp, then fine strain to catch the seeds.
- Add the soda water after straining and give it one gentle stir so it keeps its fizz.
History
Passion Fruit Collins is a modern fruit-forward twist on the Collins, adding passion fruit to the traditional spirit-citrus-soda formula; it appears mainly on contemporary cocktail menus as a seasonal or tropical variation. The Collins itself traces to a drink called the John Collins, said to be named after a headwaiter at Limmer's Old House in London's Mayfair in the early 19th century.
FAQ
What is a Passion Fruit Collins?
A gin Collins with passion fruit: gin, lemon juice and passion fruit syrup shaken with fresh passion fruit flesh, then strained over ice and topped with soda water. It comes in at about 10.4% ABV.
How do you make a citrus Collins?
Shake a spirit with fresh citrus and a sweetener, strain over ice and top with soda water. For a Passion Fruit Collins, scoop the flesh of 2 passion fruit into the shaker with 60 ml London dry gin, 45 ml lemon juice and 15 ml passion fruit syrup. Shake hard, fine-strain into an ice-filled Collins glass, top with 30 ml soda water and garnish with a lemon slice.
