Name: Passion Fruit Gin Cocktail
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: a few mint leaves, to muddle; 2 ounces gin; 1 ounce passion fruit juice; 1 ounce lime juice, or lemon juice; 1/2 ounce maple syrup, or simple syrup; 2-3 ounces ginger beer

This passion fruit gin cocktail is tropical, refreshing, and simple to make with gin, passion fruit juice, lime, and a hint of sweetness. It’s just right for summer!

We love a summer cocktail, especially when it is very hot outside. Our favorites are this Paloma Cocktail with Honey Syrup, these From-scratch Strawberry Daiquiris, and this passion fruit gin cocktail.

We got the idea for this drink at a recent trip to Animal Kingdom. We went to the Nomad Lounge, which is a hidden oasis, and tried the Annapurna Zing cocktail. It was just satisfying with passionfruit, ginger beer and mint flavors. So, we decided to make our own version at home. We were also inspired to make this pear moscow mule from that same Animal Kingdom trip.

What makes this recipe great

It is vibrant and refreshing. The passion fruit and citrus combo makes it both sweet and tart.
It is simple to make! It comes together in minutes.
It is great for summer, or for when you are in the mood for something tropical. There’s nothing quite like passion fruit to add a summery twist to a drink.
It’s great for entertaining. We had an event at our home recently and made a pitcher of these and they were a crowd pleaser.

Recipe ingredients

Ingredients needed to make this passion fruit gin cocktail.

Gin– we love Nolet’s gin. Make sure to use your favorite tasting gin here.
Passion fruit juice– Ceres passion fruit juice is our favorite, and we can easily find it at grocery stores where we live.
Lime juice or lemon juice– we have used both interchangeably for this drink and both work well.
Maple syrup or simple syrup– we prefer using maple syrup here, but feel free to use simple syrup if you like that better.
Mint leaves– fresh mint leaves add great refreshing flavor to this cocktail.
Ginger beer– make sure you like the taste of your ginger beer. Some are more spicy than others.

Step by step instructions

Step 1

Step 1: Muddle mint leaves in your cocktail shaker.

All the ingredients needed to make a passion fruit cocktail in a cocktail shaker.

Step 2

Step 2: Put the gin, passion fruit juice, lemon/ lime juice, and maple syrup or simple syrup into the cocktail shaker and shake.

Pouring ginger beer on top of the drink.

Step 3

Step 3: Pour the liquid in the cocktail shaker into a cocktail glass filled with ice. Top with ginger beer and stir.

Passion fruit gin cocktails garnished with passion fruit.

Step 4

Step 4: Garnish the drink if you want. Mint leaves and passion fruit are great options.

Expert tips

You can easily double, triple or quadruple the recipe based on how many cocktails you are making.
You can make this drink as is and enjoy it. Or you can garnish it with mint, some passion fruit pulp, or even half a passion fruit. We like the pulp because it adds flavor and crunch but our husband hates the texture.
The recipe says to use 2 or 3 ounces ginger beer, depending on how much ginger beer flavor want.

Bird's eye view of passion fruit juice cocktail.

Total 5 minutesMakes 1

Ingredients

a few mint leaves, to muddle
2 ounces gin
1 ounce passion fruit juice
1 ounce lime juice, or lemon juice
1/2 ounce maple syrup, or simple syrup
2-3 ounces ginger beer

Method

Muddle mint in a cocktail shaker. Add the gin, passion fruit juice, lime or lemon juice, and maple syrup or simple syrup, to the cocktail shaker. Shake. Pour into a cocktail glass filled with ice.
Pour the ginger beer on top. Give a fast stir. Garnish drink with mint.

Notes

You can easily double, triple or quadruple the recipe based on how many cocktails you are making.
You can make this drink as is and enjoy it. Or you can garnish it with mint, some passion fruit pulp, or even half a passion fruit.
The recipe says to use 2 or 3 ounces ginger beer, depending on how much ginger beer flavor want.