Passionfruit Rum Tropical Mix (Printable)

Tropical blend featuring passionfruit, lime, mint, and white rum for lively summer sips.

# What You'll Need:

→ Fruits & Herbs

01 - 2 ripe passionfruits, pulp only
02 - 1 lime, juiced, plus extra wedges for garnish
03 - 8 fresh mint leaves, plus extra for garnish

→ Spirits & Mixers

04 - 3.4 fl oz white rum
05 - 1 fl oz sugar syrup
06 - 3.4 fl oz chilled sparkling water or club soda

→ Ice

07 - Crushed ice or ice cubes, as needed

# How to Cook:

01 - Halve the passionfruits and scoop the pulp into a cocktail shaker.
02 - Add the lime juice, mint leaves, white rum, and sugar syrup to the shaker.
03 - Muddle the mint gently to release its flavor, being careful not to tear it into small pieces.
04 - Add a generous handful of ice and shake vigorously for 15 seconds.
05 - Strain the mixture evenly into two tall glasses filled with fresh ice.
06 - Top each glass with sparkling water or club soda.
07 - Stir gently, garnish with extra mint leaves and a lime wedge, and serve immediately.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • It tastes like a vacation in a glass, but takes less time than most coffee orders.
  • Passionfruit gives you that special-occasion flavor without any fussy techniques or hard-to-find spirits.
02 -
  • Muddle your mint with actual restraint—over-muddle it and the drink tastes bitter and bruised instead of fresh and herbal, which ruins the whole effect.
  • Always strain through a fine mesh to catch those passionfruit seeds; they catch in normal strainers and clog your sips, or you can embrace them if that's your vibe.
03 -
  • Buy passionfruits a few days before you plan to use them and let them wrinkle slightly on the counter—that wrinkled skin means peak ripeness and the most intensely flavored pulp.
  • If you can't find fresh passionfruit, frozen pulp works beautifully and honestly might save you money and disappointment if your local market has picked the wrong ones.
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