Rumstar

Passionfruit and rum have always made sense together. Both are tropical, both carry a natural sweetness with an edge, and both perform best when paired with something to sharpen them. The Rumstar brings them together in a way that manages to feel both effortlessly cool and genuinely sophisticated.

Landlocked White Rum provides the base — clean, smooth, and characterful without overwhelming. Passionfruit puree adds a vivid, tropical intensity that smells of summer and tastes even better. Passionfruit liqueur deepens that flavour, adding a little sweetness and a slightly heady, fragrant quality. Lime juice cuts through the richness and provides the acidity that makes the whole drink feel alive.

And then the egg white (or vegan alternative). As with any good sour, the foam is everything. It adds texture, delivers the nose of the drink to you before the liquid does, and gives the cocktail a visual quality that makes it look as impressive as it tastes. Double dry shake — first without ice to build the foam, then with ice to chill — and strain into a chilled coupe.

The colour is a deep, glowing amber that has been known to make people stop talking. Serve it without garnish. The Rumstar does not need assistance.

THE RECIPE