20 best Passion Fruit Syrup cocktails

Words by Simon Difford

Photography by Dan Malpass

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Passion Fruit syrup combines exotic topical fruitiness with the cleansing acidy of citrus fruit. It suits rum-based and voluptuous cocktails with fresh fruit.

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Amalia (by Robert Kalvans)
With: Fresh basil, light white rum, apple juice, passion fruit syrup, sugar syrup, and egg white.
We say: A Daquiri with add apple juice, fresh basil and passion fruit syrup, plus a splash of egg.

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Autumn Cocktail
With: Fresh passion fruit, bison grass vodka, apple juice, passion fruit syrup, and egg white.
We say: An easy-drinking, fruity cocktail with grassy hints courtesy of bison vodka.

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Autumn Punch
With: Fresh passion fruit, bison grass vodka, passion fruit syrup, pear juice, lemon juice, and sparkling wine.
We say: Autumnal in colour with a wonderful meld of complementary flavours.

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Beetle Jeuse
With: Fresh mint, Green Chartreuse, bison grass vodka, apple juice, and passion fruit syrup.
We say: Long and refreshing with a flavour reminiscent of caramelised apple.

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Berry Blast (alcohol-free)
With: Fresh raspberries, lemon juice, passion fruit syrup, black tea, and cranberry juice.
We say: Loaded with berry fruit, presented over the light tannins of a black tea base with a splash of passion fruit syrup.

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Caribbean Colada
With: Light white rum, aged rum, pineapple liqueur, coconut syrup, passion fruit syrup, and orange juice.
We say: Rum and pineapple strike up a tropical harmony, helped by coconut, passionfruit and orange.

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Commander in Chief
With: Irish whiskey, Pommeau du Normandie, apricot brandy, passion fruit syrup, and aromatic bitters.
We say: Single pot still Irish whiskey gives this Commander backbone while verjuice adds a stiff upper lip.

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Dry Daiquiri
With: Gold rum, lime juice, Italian red bitter liqueur, passion fruit syrup, sugar syrup, and Daiquiri Bitters.
We say: Passion fruit syrup is flavoursome stuff and its fruity richness greatly enhances this bittersweet cocktail.

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East 8 Hold-up
With: Vodka, red aperitivo liqueur, pineapple juice, lime juice, sugar syrup, and passion fruit syrup.
We say: Vodka-based, fruity and bittersweet with pineapple and passion fruit.

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Feather Duster Crusta
With: Calvados, maraschino liqueur, pine grapefruit juice, lemon juice, passion fruit syrup, grenadine syrup, amd Creole-style bitters.
We say: "Based on the father of the Sidecar, the granddad of the Margarita, Laydeez an' Gennulmen! The Brandy Crusta."

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Hurricane
With: Gold rum, Navy rum, pineapple juice, orange juice, lime juice, lime cordial, sugar syrup, and passion fruit syrup.
We say: A strong, tangy, refreshing drink packed with fruit and laced with rum.

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Killer Cocktail
With: Amaretto, dry gin, Italian red bitter liqueur, passin fruit syrup, and lemon juice.
We say: Amaretto and passion fruit dominate this bittersweet sour.

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Mitch Martini
With: Bison grass vodka, apple juice, peach schnapps liqueur, and passion fruit syrup.
We say: One of London's contemporary classics. Fruity and sweet, but not overly so.

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Passion Fruit Cocktail
With: Fresh passion fruit, dry gin, triple sec, lemon juice, passion fruit syrup.
We say: Full-on passion fruit with gin and citrus.

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Passion Fruit Collins
With: Fresh passion fruit, dry gin, lemon juice, passion fruit syrup, and soda water.
We say: This fruity adaptation of the classic Collins may be a tad sharp for some: if so, add a dash more sugar.

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Passion Fruit Martini
With: Fresh passion fruit, vodka, and passion fruit syrup.
We say: Simple but tasty, harnessing the flavour of passion fruit.

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Passion Fruit Mojito
With: Fresh mint, gold rum, passion fruit liqueur, lime juice, passion fruit syrup, and soda water.
We say: Fruity, just as the name promises, but this Mojito is balanced rather than sweet.

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Passion Fruit Rum Punch
With: Fresh passion fruit, overproof white rum, lime juice, sugar syrup, passion fruit syrup, and brut sparkling wine.
We say: Rum and fruit combine in this punchy tropical-style drink.

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Quarantine Order
With: Aged blended Jamaican rum, gold rum, pine grapefruit juice, lime juice, cinnamon syrup, passion fruit syrup, sugar syrup, and aromatic bitters.
We say: Tangy, fruity, rum-laced and passion fruit-tastic. Doctor's order!

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Saturn
With: Dry gin, falernum liqueur, orgeat syrup, passion fruit syrup, and lemon juice.
We say: A Tiki-influenced frozen gin sour with passion fruit and almond.



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