How to Make a Perfect Pornstar Martini
The Ultimate Pornstar Martini Recipe
For a long while this was my favourite cocktail - especially as it’s two drinks in one with its side shot of champagne (or prosecco)! More recently I’ve found it a little too sweet on occasion - when passionfruit purée isn’t used I think..
Created by cocktail guru Douglas Ankrah, founder of the London Academy of Bartending and The Townhouse in Knightsbridge, London, the delicious Pornstar Martini (also referred to as Passion fruit Martini) has become the No.1 favourite cocktail in the U.K.
Originally called the Maverick Martini, named after a dubious club in Cape Town, the Pornstar Martini got its new name derived from the “passion” fruit with which it is made.
This modern classic has a sweetness which is balanced by the sharpness of passion fruit and complimented by the shot of champagne which accompanies it.
I have yet to find a Pornstar on board any ship 😘 (probably because of its controversial name), but take this recipe along with you next time you cruise and I am sure your favourite mixologist will be able to rustle you one up. Other names you may find it listed as include Passion Fruit Martini, Vanilla Passion Martini, Tropical Passion Martini, Star Martini, Passion Star Martini And Exotic Passion Martini.
Ingredients
2 ripe passion fruits, halved
60ml vanilla vodka
30ml passoa
1 tbsp lime juice
1 tbsp sugar syrup
Shot of champagne (or Prosecco), to serve
Method
Scoop the seeds from one of the passion fruits into a cocktail shaker
Add the vodka, passoa, lime juice and sugar syrup.
Add a handful of ice and shake well, Strain into 2 martini glasses,
Add half a passion fruit to each.
Serve immediately with a shot of champagne in a glass on side.
Some suggest you should first eat the passion fruit, then drink the champagne, followed by the cocktail; Others just pour the champagne into the cocktail before drinking). Whichever method you choose, I’m sure you will enjoy.
Do you drink the bubbles separately, first or tip it in the mix?