Passoã is a passion-fruit liqueur made in France, with passion fruit being the main ingredient. It was invented in 1985 and is owned by the Rémy Cointreau group. The liqueur comes in a black bottle and has an alcohol volume of 14.9 to 20%, depending on the country. The original version of Passoã contains passion-fruit juice from Brazil. Passoã has also developed ready-to-serve cocktails such as Cosmopolitan, Caipirinha, and Zombie fire. The most popular cocktail made with Passoã is the Porn Star Martini, which is typically served with vanilla vodka and prosecco on the side. Passoã can also be paired with water or tonic.
The name "Passoã" is an instance of foreign branding, and although it uses the Portuguese character ã, there is no such word in the language. The Portuguese word for passion fruit is maracujá, while the word for "passion" is paixão. Passoã is the #1 passion fruit liqueur in the world.
