Passionfruit Collins

The Passionfruit Collins is a member of the Collins cocktail family. Every Collins, including the original Tom Collins follows the same template: a base spirit, citrus, a sweetener, and soda water, served long over ice in a tall glass.

This version leans into tropical fruit, pairing a passionfruit-forward spirit with passionfruit liqueur, lemon juice, sugar syrup, and a generous top of soda water.

The result is a pink, bubbly highball that is sour, fresh, and easy to pull off at home. No fancy techniques required.

Pleasantly sour and crisp. That’s the short version.

You’ve got the bright tartness of lemon juice balanced out by sugar syrup, while Absolut Passionfruit and passionfruit liqueur bring fruity sweetness to the foreground. The soda water keeps things light and effervescent, stopping it from ever feeling heavy. It can read quite tart if the balance is slightly off, so the sugar syrup does real work here.

Little is known about the origin of the Passionfruit Collins but what we do know is that it sits firmly within the Collins cocktail family, which dates back to the 1880s.

Absolut Passionfruit was released in 2020 and, therefore, the Passionfruit Collins was most certainly invented sometime during the past two decades.

A few simple pointers can make a real difference to your Passionfruit Collins:

• Shake first, top up later
  Shake the spirit, lemon juice, and sugar syrup with ice, then strain and add the soda last. Never shake the soda.
• Serve it cold
  Strain into a glass packed with fresh ice rather than the spent shaker ice. Pre-chilling the glass is a nice touch if you have time.
• Fine-strain
  Double strain your drink using both a Hawthorne strainer together with a fine mesh strainer to keep the texture smooth and the drink looking sharp without any unwanted ice shards or fruit pieces. Learn how to double strain like a pro.
• Go easy on the soda
  Pour it in gently and give it only a brief stir. Too much agitation and you’ll lose the fizz.
• Taste before you serve
  If the drink tastes too tart, a little more sugar syrup brings it back into balance. Play around with it until it works for you.

• Tom Collins
  A Tom Collins is the original Collins drink. The classic gin cocktail is made with London dry gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup. It’s then topped with soda water and garnished with a fresh cherry and a lemon wheel. A truly legendary cocktail, here’s how to make a Tom Collins cocktail.
• Vodka Collins
  The Raspberry Collins is a raspberry-forward twist on a Vodka Collins, which is a vodka twist on a Tom Collins. Still following? A classic Vodka Collins follows the same recipe as a Tom Collins but subs gin for vodka, lifting the other ingredients. Discover the recipe for a Vodka Collins.
• Raspberry Collins
  Like the Passionfruit Collins, this Raspberry Collins is twist on a Vodka Collins only this time it uses uses Absolut Raspberri as its base together with black raspberry liqueur, lemon juice, simple syrup and soda water. It’s one of the best Collins variations you’ll find! Check out the recipe for a Raspberry Collins.

• Serve this one in a tall highball or Collins glass, over fresh ice, topped with soda. The long format is the point, so don’t downsize the glass.
• For garnish, citrus is the classic move. A lemon wheel, a lemon wedge, or a lemon spiral all work well and tie back to the lemon juice in the build.
• If you want to highlight those tropical flavors, a slice of passionfruit alongside the lemon makes a lot of sense.
• Feeling creative? A sprig of mint or thyme adds an aromatic dimension that works surprisingly well against the fruity base. Do what works best for you.