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Crime of Passion

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (2 ratings)

Photographed in an Urban Bar Freddo Old Fashioned

Ingredients:
1 23 oz Absolut Passionfruit Vodka
23 oz Akashi-Tai Ginjo Yuzushu
23 oz Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed)
14 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
3 drop Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water) optional
× 1 1 serving
Read about cocktail measures and measuring

How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of grapefruit wedge.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
  5. Garnish with grapefruit wedge.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10

Review:

Sweet and sour with passion fruit, yuzu and grapefruit.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe from Absolut Vodka in April 2025.

Nutrition:

One serving of Crime of Passion contains 180 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.2 standard drinks
  • 16.58% alc./vol. (16.58° proof)
  • 16.2 grams of pure alcohol

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Sherri Sokolovich’s Avatar Sherri Sokolovich
9th May at 17:59
Where is the yuzu in this recipe? And where is the sour? The pink grapefruit juice isn’t enough to balance the syrup and plum wine?
Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
10th May at 07:35
Thanks for bringing to my attention. It should be yuzushu in the recipe. Not plum wine. Now corrected.