Passion fruit; the name speaks perfect volumes. This delectable little fruit truly comes into its own during the hottest of summer months and is undoubtedly worth the wait. With its guarded exterior and lusciously tangy, seeded center, the little edible portion of this fruit is utterly tantalizing. While sipping back the silky insides of the passion fruit is a speechless experience, every other sense simply goes wild. Just picture, cutting through its dark red exterior and catching that first glimpse of its bright orange flesh, sitting delicately in the hollow interior, like the milk of a coconut. It’s as if the world goes silent and all that exists is you and your passion fruit.

Luckily for us this experience translates swimmingly into cocktail form, quite possibly dangerously so. Maracuja, the Brazilian word for passion fruit, where it is also largely grown, celebrates the flavor of passion fruit while adding various other contours to tingle the taste buds. Maracuja packs and makes a fabulous, tropical style punch, perfect for day parties that extend well into the night. This is one is worth the labor. Your friends and family, along with your inner samba dancer, will thank you.