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Elegant Havana Passion (Sparkling Coupe)

Name: Elegant Havana Passion (Sparkling Coupe)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cuban-Caribbean with French influence
Ingredients: For the Vanilla Demerara Syrup (makes ~120 ml):; 100 g demerara sugar; 100 ml water; 1/2 vanilla pod, split (or 1/2 tsp vanilla extract); For one cocktail:; 45 ml Cuban-style white rum; 25 ml passion fruit purée (maracuyá), strained if pulpy; 15 ml freshly squeezed lime juice; 15 ml Vanilla Demerara Syrup; 15 ml aquafaba (liquid from unsalted chickpeas); 1 dash orange bitters; 60 ml brut Cava or Champagne, well chilled; Ice cubes; Garnish: lime twist and an edible flower (optional)

An elegant, sparkling riff on the Havana Passion—silky foam, bright maracuyá, and a Cava crown in a chilled coupe.

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A sleek coupe of the Elegant Havana Passion cocktail, foamy and topped with Cava, lime twist garnish in warm Art Deco lighting.

Prep Time

10 min

Cook Time

10 min

Total Time

20 min

Servings

Picture an Art Deco salon in old Havana: the band is tuning up, the shutters breathe in the sea breeze, and your coupe catches the candlelight. This is a refined riff on the Havana Passion—silky, sparkling, and dressed for the night. It keeps the island’s bright maracuyá heart while slipping into a tux of bubbles and vanilla perfume.

Cuban-Spanish style rum meets a French 75 flourish: a gentle white rum base, plush passion fruit, and lime for snap, crowned with dry Cava. It’s the elegance of El Vedado with a little Parisian wink—perfect for when you want tropical energy without losing your poise.

Along the way, you’ll learn why Cuban-style rum (lighter, column distilled) plays so nicely with tart fruit, and how a touch of vanilla syrup adds roundness without stealing the show. Aquafaba brings a satin foam, keeping things vegan and refined, no egg required.

Ingredients

Build it in two parts: a quick vanilla demerara syrup and the cocktail itself.

For the Vanilla Demerara Syrup (makes ~120 ml):
100 g demerara sugar
100 ml water
1/2 vanilla pod, split (or 1/2 tsp vanilla extract)
For one cocktail:
45 ml Cuban-style white rum
25 ml passion fruit purée (maracuyá), strained if pulpy
15 ml freshly squeezed lime juice
15 ml Vanilla Demerara Syrup
15 ml aquafaba (liquid from unsalted chickpeas)
1 dash orange bitters
60 ml brut Cava or Champagne, well chilled
Ice cubes
Garnish: lime twist and an edible flower (optional)

Nutrients

vitamin Csource
From lime and passion fruit

Instructions

A proper chill and a dry-shake give you that elegant texture; topping with bubbles keeps it buoyant.

1
Make the syrup: Combine sugar, water, and split vanilla pod in a small pan. Bring to a gentle simmer for 2–3 minutes, stirring to dissolve. Cool, strain, and bottle. If using extract, stir it in off heat. Chill.
2
Chill a coupe glass in the freezer for at least 5 minutes.
3
In a shaker, add rum, passion fruit purée, lime juice, vanilla syrup, aquafaba, and orange bitters.
4
Dry-shake (no ice) hard for 10–12 seconds to build foam.
5
Add ice and shake again until well chilled, 10–12 seconds.
6
Double strain into the chilled coupe, leaving space at the top.
7
Top with 60 ml very cold brut Cava or Champagne.
8
Express a lime twist over the surface and discard or place as garnish; add an edible flower if using. Serve immediately.

Chef's Tip

Fine-strain the passion fruit purée to keep the texture silk-smooth, and balance to taste: add 5 ml syrup if your fruit is very tart or 5 ml extra lime if your Cava is on the sweeter side.

Fun Fact

In much of the Caribbean and Latin America, passion fruit is called maracuyá. A bubbly topper nods to the French 75, blending Havana’s daiquiri roots with a French sparkle.

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