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Food and drinks are vital aspects of Valentine’s Day, as they have the power to heighten the already prevalent atmosphere of love and romance. For this very reason, several restaurants and food joints offer specially curated Valentine’s Day menus featuring aphrodisiac foods such as strawberries, oysters, and figs. Heart-shaped foods are also particularly popular on Valentine’s Day. Similarly, bartenders and mixologists also tend to craft unique cocktails just for this special day.
A famous aphrodisiac that pairs especially well with spirits and results in the formation of delicious and flavour-packed cocktails is passionfruit. In addition to arousing, one’s senses as an aphrodisiac, passionfruit also imbues cocktails with a bright and vibrant colour, transforming them into alluring love portions that are perfect for Valentine’s Day celebrations. As an added bonus, passionfruit-infused cocktails are super easy to make at home as well. Check out these six passionfruit cocktails you can lovingly concoct for your loved ones this Valentine’s Day!
Partida Passionfruit Cocktail
This playful and flirtatious tequila-based cocktail combines the sweet-tart taste profiles of grapefruit, lime, and passionfruit to create a fruity and smoky cocktail that is ideal for Valentine’s Day. And crafting this cocktail will only take you five minutes! To prepare the cocktail, shake the ingredients thoroughly in a cocktail shaker and strain them into an ice-filled cocktail glass. You can beautify the drink with a lime wheel and red grapefruit wheels to elevate the atmosphere of romance.
Broken Valentine Passionfruit Martini
In this delightfully sinful cocktail, the citrusy flavour of passionfruit effortlessly blends with vodka to produce a classic drink with a tropical flair. Ingredients needed for this luscious cocktail include vodka, passionfruit nectar, sparkling wine, and a slice of passionfruit. Introduce the vodka and passionfruit to an ice-filled shaker and shake the concoction well. Then, strain the mixture into a martini glass, douse it with a dash of sparkling wine, and top it off with a slice of passionfruit.
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Passionfruit Hurricane
As the name suggests, this stormy and tempestuous cocktail is guaranteed to make a mark on Valentine’s Day parties and events. Ingredients required for the drink include rum, orange juice, lime juice, passionfruit syrup, grenadine syrup, and a lemon wheel. For preparation, the ingredients must be added to a cocktail shaker with ice and shaken thoroughly. The mixture should then be strained into a hurricane glass and garnished with a lemon wheel. You can also use cherry and orange peel as garnishes to add an extra kick of citrus to this heady drink.
Pirate Passionfruit Mule
This exhilarating drink is a twist on the classic Moscow Mule. It unites the flavours of passionfruit puree and pineapple with rum and ginger beer to form a unique and multilayered drink. In addition to the aforementioned ingredients, the drink also uses lime juice. Begin preparation by muddling the pineapple chunks in a mixing glass; then, add the rum, lime juice, and passionfruit puree to the glass with some ice, and shake the mixture well. Lastly, add ginger beer to the mixture, strain it into a mule, and serve the drink for an unforgettable Valentine’s Day experience!
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El Versalles Passionfruit Cocktail
The striking pink cocktail infuses the flavour of juicy raspberries with citrusy passionfruit to help craft a visually appealing concoction. To create this festive cocktail, raspberry puree, passionfruit puree, rum, and simple syrup are blended and shaken in a cocktail shaker and then strained into a champagne flute. This drink is topped off with a splash of champagne and garnished with a raspberry before serving. Try this cocktail to give your Valentine’s Day event an aura of grandeur and luxury.
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Passionfruit and Elderflower Spritz
The delicately fragrant elderflower herb provides a perfect balance to the tropical notes of the passionfruit, giving rise to a complex and highly elegant cocktail. Relatively easy to craft, this drink calls for a juiced lemon, sparkling wine, sugar, ice, and grapefruit fruit. Add the ingredients to a cocktail shaker and shake them thoroughly, then strain them into a champagne or a martini glass. Add finishing touches by introducing a splash of grapefruit juice to the mixture.
