Passoa cocktails

What is Passoa?

Passoa is a passion fruit liqueur made in France, with an alcoholic strength of between 14.9% and 20%.

It was created in 1985 by the Rémy Cointreau group, launched in Europe in 1986 and went worldwide in 1994. You can read more about Passoa here.

What’s the most popular Passoa cocktail?

The most popular cocktail that uses Passoa right now has to be the Pornstar Martini, or Passion Fruit Martini, depending on where you go and how family-friendly the venue is.

It combines Passoa with luxurious vanilla vodka, passion fruit juice and lime juice to create something truly remarkable.

What equipment you’ll need to make Passoa cocktails

To make these delicious Passoa cocktails, you’re going to need the following cocktail equipment.

A cocktail shaker

Cocktail shakers improve the taste of cocktails. It’s a fact. There’s a reason the famous British spy James Bond says “shaken, not stirred”, and that reason is: it tastes better.

If you don’t already have a cocktail shaker set, you might want to check out our detailed cocktail shaker comparison. But to cut a long story short, here’s the one we recommend:

Cocktail glasses

These cocktails taste great, but let’s make them look great too. In my experience, the right glass for the right cocktail always makes it more enjoyable, and for a lot of Passoa cocktails, the right glass is a cocktail glass. We recommend:

Highball glasses

Highball glasses are the most common glasses in the cocktail world. You can put most cocktails in one, from the Long Island Iced Tea to a Bay Breeze.