This pretty and playful Passionfruit Cocktail isn’t as innocent as it looks! Passionfruit & orange liqueurs, rum, ginger, lemon & lime
Pretty in pink
My husband, Tomi, gave me a strange look when I handed him a pretty glass of this pink Passionfruit cocktail. ‘Shouldn’t you be drinking this with your friends?’ He said, peering into the glass. ‘Give it to Nara’
Little did he know, Nara, my sister, was still sprawled in her bed. Passed out from a house party she attended on New Year’s Eve. Nope, she’s not a teenager, or even in her twenties, but she sure acts like she is. Nara failed to come home and ended up crashing at a friend’s place.
Being the responsible big sister that I am, I couldn’t wait to ‘dob’ her in. Much to Nara’s annoyance, as soon as we saw our parents, I told on her like a gleeful 5-year-old. My parents gave her a little grief, but they saw the humorous side to it.
‘Just drink it! You’re at home, so no one’s going to judge you for drinking a pretty pink cocktail!‘ I teased Tomi. ‘Fine.’ I took the drink off him. ‘You’re on driving duties with Kai (our toddler) today because I’ll have to drink it’.
As expected, he quickly took the bait and drank it. ‘This is pretty darn good. It’s actually nice.’ He said, looking very surprised. ‘It’s got some grunt and balls. Not as weak as I thought!’
My husband, the ever so eloquent food and drink critic.
A simple but satisfying mix
We have quite a collection of alcohol, from spirits to liqueurs thanks to taking advantage of duty-free shopping. I was doing an inventory check a couple of months ago when I realised we had three bottles of passionfruit-based liqueurs we hadn’t even opened!
One of them was ‘Alize Gold Passion’, a French mix of passionfruit and cognac. Studying the pretty bottle, I discovered it was past its use-by date. My heart dropped. What a waste! We also had two large bottles of Passoa passionfruit liqueurs.
So, Passionfruit cocktails it was!
These Passionfruit Cocktails are summery with a beautiful complexity to them. The white rum and orange liqueur complement the passionfruit beautifully. I also muddled some fresh ginger, lemon and lime to deepen the flavours. I couldn’t be happier with the results! A real winner and such a delightful cocktail to sip on!
Here are some more crazy delicious salmon recipes to try:
Refreshing Watermelon Cocktail
Elegant & Fruity Hennessy Cocktail
Mango Lassi Cocktail (and non-alcoholic)
Simple and delicious Red Sangria
Ingredients for Passionfruit Cocktail
Passionfruit liqueur – I used Passoa. Other brands of passionfruit liqueur include Vok and Alize.
White rum – I used Bacardi. Other brands of white rum include Havana Club and Plantation.
Triple Sec (orange liqueur) I used Cointreau. Other brands of triple sec include Vok and Marie Brizard.
Lemonade – I used Sprite (lemon & lime) soft drink. To tone down the sweetness, swap lemonade for an equal amount of soda water (carbonated water).
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How to make Passionfruit Cocktail
Step-by-step guide with photos
Place the lemon, lime, ginger, rum, passionfruit & orange liqueurs into a cocktail shaker or glass. Use a muddler or a wooden spoon to muddle the fruits and ginger together. Extract as much juice as you can from the fruits and ginger.
Add in some ice, cover the shaker and give the cocktail a good shake until it’s icy cold.
Strain the cocktail evenly in 2 cold wine glasses, then top them with lemonade.
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Passionfruit Cocktail (ginger, lime & lemon)
Ingredients
- 4 slice lemon
- 4 slice lime
- 3 slice ginger (thinly sliced)
- 60 ml white rum (NOTE 1)
- 60 ml passionfruit liqueur (NOTE 2)
- 30 ml orange liqueur (NOTE 3)
- 180 ml lemonade (or soda water for less sweet) (NOTE 4)
- ice cubes
Instructions
- Place the lemon, lime, ginger, rum, passionfruit & orange liqueurs into a cocktail shaker or glass. Use a muddler or a wooden spoon to muddle the fruits and ginger together. Extract as much juice as you can from the fruits and ginger.
- Add in some ice, cover the shaker and give the cocktail a good shake until it's icy cold. Strain the cocktail evenly in 2 cold wine glasses, then top them with lemonade.
