Cocktail recipe
Porn Star Martini
Vanilla and passion fruit arrive lush and bright, with sparkling wine as a crisp counterpoint.
Ingredients
- 45 ml (1½ oz) vanilla vodka
- 15 ml (½ oz) passion-fruit liqueur
- 30 ml (1 oz) passion-fruit purée
- 15 ml (½ oz) fresh lime juice
- 10 ml (⅓ oz) vanilla syrup
- 60 ml (2 oz) chilled brut sparkling wine, served separately
- Garnish: ½ fresh passion fruit
Preparation
Shake the vanilla vodka, passion fruit liqueur, passion fruit purée and vanilla sugar with ice. Double-strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with passion fruit and sugar. Serve the Champagne separately.
Glassware
Chilled coupe; separate small sparkling-wine glass
History
Douglas Ankrah created the drink in London in the early 2000s, initially under the name Maverick Martini; it became associated with the Townhouse bar in Knightsbridge. The provocative later name helped its fame, but the separate sparkling-wine service is central to the original presentation. Claims that it was named for a specific individual should be treated cautiously.
Mixology View
We keep the sparkling wine separate and let real passion fruit lead. This is a modern London original, not a classical vermouth Martini.