Passionfruit Spritz

Passion fruit juice and sparkling water — the fruit missionaries named for the Passion of Christ, its cocktail prominence driven by Ankrah's 2002 Pornstar Martini.

Passion fruit, native to South America and cultivated widely in tropical regions, takes its name from the passion flower described by 16th-century Spanish missionaries who believed its intricate blooms symbolized the Passion of Christ. The fruit is a cornerstone ingredient in Australian, Brazilian, and Southeast Asian cuisines, prized for its intensely aromatic, sweet-tart juice. Passion fruit gained significant cocktail prominence through the Pornstar Martini, created by Douglas Ankrah at London's Townhouse bar in 2002, which drove extraordinary demand for the ingredient in UK bars. By the 2010s, passion fruit had become one of the most searched cocktail flavors in British bars. The Passionfruit Spritz applies this popular flavor to a non-alcoholic format, combining fresh passion fruit pulp or juice with sparkling water and lime for a vibrant mocktail that captures the aromatic intensity that made the ingredient an international cocktail sensation.