Name: Passion Fruit Gin Cocktail
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 2 oz Gin; 2 oz Passion Fruit Juice; 1 oz Lemon Juice; 0.5 oz Simple Syrup; 2 oz Sparkling Soda Water; 1/2 Passion Fruit (garnish)

This Passion Fruit Gin Cocktail recipe is our favourite tropical drink to shake up at home when a craving for a beach vacation hits!

Our easy cocktail recipe is both sweet, tangy and refreshing. It’s best served on a hot day in the summer on a patio or backyard barbecue.

The tropical drink is prepared with premium gin, fresh lemon, simple syrup, passion fruit juice and sparkling soda water.

Serve with a passion fruit float and you’ll have your guests gasping with glee!

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What Is A Passion Fruit Gin Cocktail?

Would you describe yourself as more of a traditional beer and wine drinker? Looking to get your feet wet in the homemade cocktail game?

I first tasted passion fruit on a family vacation to Costa Rica, which was my first visit to a tropical destination.

I remember staring at the odd looking fruit, small purple balls sliced open to reveal a bright yellow jelly and dark black seeds. Using a small spoon my mom and I scooped out the passion fruit and instantly fell in love with the tangy flavour and crunchy seeds.

I’m now been obsessed with passion fruit and love adding the juice to craft cocktails at home.

Our Passion Fruit Gin Cocktail is the perfect sweet meets sour sipper to enjoy on a hot day, or when hosting a tropical Caribbean dinner party.

The drink is prepared in under 5 minutes, shaken with ice, a muddling of gin, passion fruit juice, fresh lemon, simple syrup and splash of soda.

Homemade Passion Fruit Gin Cocktail recipe ingredients.

What Is Passion Fruit?

The term ‘passion fruit’ in English comes from the passion flower, as an English translation of the Latin genus name, Passiflora.

Passion fruits are round or oval, and range from a width of 1.5 to 3 inches. They can be yellow, red, purple, and green.

The fruits have a juicy edible centre composed of a large number of seeds. The part of the fruit that is eaten is the pulpy juicy seeds. Passion fruits can also be squeezed to make juice. It is also used in pastries and cocktails like this Passion Fruit Gin Cocktail recipe.

Passion fruit tastes like a blend of sour and sweet with a very floral finish and citrus notes. It’s a little like pineapple or yellow kiwi, though some say it tastes like grapefruit, pear, and guava.

This easy Passion Fruit Cocktail is made with premium gin.

Passion Fruit Gin Cocktail Recipe Ingredients

This homemade Passion Fruit Gin Cocktail recipe is made with fresh and premium ingredients.

Gin: we tested this recipe using Dillon’s Dry Gin 7, Beefeater and Hendrick’s.
Passion Fruit Juice: this bright yellow juice adds a tangy tropical flavour to the drink.
Lemon Juice: only use freshly squeezed lemon juice. You can taste the difference when someone incorrectly muddles cocktails with store bought citrus juice.
Simple Syrup: sweeten the drink with homemade simple syrup.
Sparkling Water: add a splash of club soda or San Pellegrino to the drink before serving.
Garnish: slice a passion fruit in half and gently drop it into the cocktail glass so it floats, seed-side up.

Garnish the drink with a passion fruit float.

Cocktail Recipe Tips

This Passion Fruit Gin Cocktail is easy to make at home, ready to serve in under 5 minutes.

We love serving this tropical drink on hot days in the summer at family barbecues and Caribbean-themed feasts.

Our Passion Fruit Gin Cocktail recipe below is listed for one person. If you’re hosting a large gathering feel free to multiply the ingredients by the number of guests and prepare it in a large punch bowl or jug so it’s easy to serve to a crowd.

Before your guests arrive store the gin bottle in the freezer so it’s well chilled when you’re ready to shake up the drinks.

Serve this passion fruit cocktail with gin in a rocks glass.

We like to garnish the glass with a passion fruit float but you can also serve with a lime wedge or dehydrated citrus wheel.

Serving Suggestions

If you’re hosting a cocktail party it’s best to serve a selection of snacks to pair with the drinks you’re mixing for guests at the bar. Here are some of our favourite finger foods to pair with craft cocktails:

Best Selling Gin

Gin has certainly enjoyed a boom in popularity at cocktail bars in recent years. You’ll find fantastic premium gins distilled from Scotland to Muskoka. Here are some of the world’s best selling gins and some of our local small batch favourites:

Gordon’s Gin: The world’s top selling gin brand is owned by Diageo. The brand’s pink iteration has undoubtedly helped to fuel its success. Gordon’s has also unveiled a line of new innovative products including two “ultra-low-alcohol” pre-mixed gin and tonic sparkling beverages and Gordon’s Gin-infused popsicles.
Bombay Sapphire Gin: Bacardi-owned Bombay Sapphire is one of the worlds best-selling gins. Bombay Sapphire kicked off a new limited edition range with the launch of a gin inspired by summer in the English countryside.
Tanqueray: Diageo-owned Tanqueray launched a new marketing campaign developed to shift consumers’ attention from “gimmicks” to flavour and unveiled a range of bottled ready-to-drink gin and tonics, made with its London Dry Gin and Flor de Sevilla Distilled Gin.
Beefeater Gin: Pernod Ricard’s flagship gin brand is Beefeater. The brand launched strawberry-flavoured Beefeater Pink in 2018 and further expanded its portfolio with the debut of a new blood orange-flavoured gin.
Seagram’s: Pernod Ricard-owned Seagram’s is a top seller having recently purchased Italian brand Malfy Gin.
Hendrick’s Gin: Opened the door to its £13 million Gin Palace in 2018, allowing the brand to double its capacity to two million cases annually. The Scottish brand has also added to its portfolio with the launch of the limited edition summer solstice-inspired Midsummer Solstice gin.
Edinburgh Gin: This craft distillery in Edinburgh produces a parade of flavoured gin bottles including rhubarb & ginger gin, raspberry gin, bramble & honey gin, black currant & anise, strawberry & pink peppercorn and pomegranate & rose.
Dillon’s Distillery: This Beamsville producer makes small batch gins including rose gin, cherry gin and strawberry gin.
Muskoka Brewery: This Ontario craft brewery produces a London Dry and spicy pink peppercorn gin.

The cocktail is sweetened with simple syrup and has tartness thanks to lemon and passion fruit juice.

Best Bartender Tools & Cocktail Equipment

Before hosting a swanky Passion Fruit Gin Cocktail recipe soiree you’ll need to ensure you have the best bartender tools and cocktail equipment.

Cocktail Kit: cocktail kits are the perfect gift for newbie mixology fans as they include basic bartender tools like a jigger, shaker and spoon.
Cocktail Shaker: a bartender’s best friend. Purchase a premium cocktail shaker to muddle or shake up your favourite pink gin cocktails.
Cocktail Glassware: make sure your bar is stocked with a selection of unique glassware to show off your favourite cocktail creations.
Hawthorne Strainer: this unique strainer features tightly wound coils and perforated holes. It keeps ice and other large ingredients like lime wedges in your cocktail shaker rather than in the glass.
Bar Spoons: slender and long bar spoons are a must-have when stirring drinks.
Bottle Opener: easily open bottles of beer or cider with the flick of your wrist or purchase a corkscrew for fine wine.
Pouring Spout: once you’ve opened a new bottle of gin insert these affordable pourers to make cocktail assembly a breeze.
Cutting Board: purchase a petite cutting board for your bar to slice garnishes or citrus wedges like lime, orange, lemon or grapefruit.
Ice Bucket: chill bottles of gin quickly in an ice bucket or keep by the bar when muddling gin mixers into cool creations.
Ice Crusher: fans of the Mint Julep love an ice crusher.
Ice Cube Kit: we suggest purchasing a selection of ice cube trays. Silicone styles are our favourite as they’re easy to clean and are available in various shapes and sizes.
Jigger: use a jigger to accurately measure spirits, juices, syrups and shrubs.
Juicer: invest in an electronic juicer or buy an affordable hand-held to easily juice fresh citrus like lemons and limes.
Muddler: fans of the Mojito love a sturdy muddler to mix mint and lime. Muddler’s are handy for any cocktail featuring ingredients that need a pounding like fresh herbs or citrus wedges.
Citrus Peeler & Zester: adorn your craft cocktails with a thick citrus peel or finer ribbons of lime or lemon zest.
Rimmer: Bloody Mary and Caesar lovers should outfit their bar with a handy rimmer for salting and sugaring glassware.

This Passion Fruit Gin Cocktail is a refreshing drink to serve on a hot summer day.

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