Passoã
The black bottle with the pink passion fruit liqueur, famous for the Pornstar Martini. Everything about the taste, percentage, mixers, cans and the right glass to serve it in.
Passion fruit from Brazil in a French bottle
Passoã is a passion fruit liqueur launched in 1985 by the French liqueur house Rémy Cointreau; since 2017, the brand has been largely owned by Amsterdam-based Lucas Bols. Its base is juice from Brazilian passion fruits, blended with alcohol and sugar into a 17% pink-red liqueur. The black bottle with the sunset is its trademark.
Passoã became world-famous through the Pornstar Martini, the cocktail Douglas Ankrah created in London in 2002 with vodka, Passoã, passion fruit purée and vanilla, with a shot of prosecco served alongside. In the Netherlands, Passoã is also a classic mixer: with orange juice, tonic or 7-Up. Ready-to-drink cans are now available, such as Passion Fruit Martini and Passoã Orange.
In brief
What types of Passoã are there?
Passoã
The original in the black bottle: pink-red passion fruit liqueur, sweet and sour at the same time. The basis of the Pornstar Martini.
Passoã 1 litre
The large bottle for parties and the home bar. More economical if you often serve Passoã with orange juice or tonic.
Passoã Passion Fruit Martini
The Pornstar Martini ready to drink in a can: Passoã, vodka and passion fruit. Serve chilled, optionally in a coupe.
Passoã Orange
Passoã with orange juice in a can. The classic Passoã orange juice mix, without mixing it yourself.
Passoã Pink Lemonade Spritz
Passoã with pink lemonade and bubbles. Fresh, light and summery.
With one bottle of Passoã, a bottle of vodka and some passion fruits, you can make the perfect Pornstar Martini.
Sweet and sour, like a ripe passion fruit
Passion fruit & tropical fruit
Intense, fresh passion fruit with a hint of mango and citrus. Unmistakably tropical.
Sweet with a sour zing
Sweet at first, followed by the characteristic tartness of passion fruit. Juicy and refreshing, not syrupy.
Fresh and fruity
A refreshing, slightly bitter finish of passion fruit seeds. You can barely taste the 17% alcohol.
Passoã's flavor profile neat. Mixed with orange juice or tonic, it becomes lighter; in a Pornstar Martini, the vodka's vanilla joins in.
Three ways to drink Passoã
Passoã is served cold and mixed. The Pornstar Martini is the queen, but with orange juice or tonic, it's ready in ten seconds.
Pornstar Martini
50 ml vanilla vodka, 25 ml Passoã, 25 ml passion fruit purée, and 15 ml lime juice, shaken and strained into a coupe. Garnish with half a passion fruit and serve with a shot of prosecco on the side.
View the recipe →Passoã orange juice
50 ml Passoã with 150 ml orange juice in a highball glass full of ice. The Dutch classic: sweet, refreshing, and orange-pink.
Glass: highball glass →Passoã tonic
50 ml Passoã with 150 ml tonic and a lime wedge in a large wine glass with ice. Drier and fresher than with orange juice; the bitterness of the tonic pairs beautifully with the passion fruit.
Glass: copa →How to make Passoã orange juice: the recipe step by step
Passoã with orange juice is the Dutch classic. This is how to make it refreshing and not too sweet.
What you need
5 cl Passoã
15 cl chilled orange juice
A highball glass full of ice cubes
Half a passion fruit or an orange slice
How to make it
1. Chill the bottle of Passoã and the juice in the refrigerator for at least an hour.
2. Fill a highball glass to the rim with ice cubes.
3. Pour the Passoã over the ice and top up with the orange juice.
4. Stir two or three times from the bottom upwards.
5. Place the halved passion fruit on the ice or put the orange slice on the rim.
Tip
A splash of fresh lime juice makes it less sweet. If you love passion fruit, also try the Passion Fruit Caipirinha and Don's Special Daiquiri. View our highball glasses.
The best cocktails with Passoã
Pornstar Martini
Vanilla vodka, Passoã, passion fruit, and a shot of prosecco on the side. The most popular cocktail of recent years.
Passoã cocktail
Our favorite refreshing mix with Passoã, ready in a few minutes.
Hurricane
Rum, passion fruit, orange, and lime. With Passoã as the passion fruit base.
Passion fruit cocktails
All cocktails with passion fruit in one list.The right glass for Passoã
A coupe for the Pornstar Martini (with a shot glass for the prosecco), a highball glass for Passoã and juice, and a copa for Passoã and tonic. These are the glasses we recommend ourselves.
Everything you still wanted to know about Passoã
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