Recent years have seen the rise of the espresso martini, dirty Shirley, Negroni sbagliato, Hugo spritz and more.
But the next “it” cocktail might be one with a rather raunchy name: the porn star martini.
What is a porn star martini?
“The porn star martini is a passion fruit-flavored cocktail made with vanilla vodka, passion fruit liqueur, passion fruit juice and lime juice, accompanied by a chilled shot of prosecco,” Fabio Raffaelli, a bartender and North America brand ambassador for Martini & Rossi, said in an email.
The drink is not a true martini but rather one of the many sweet cocktails that have come to include the word “martini” in its name, perhaps due to the glassware it’s typically served in. Many bartenders use passion fruit purée or syrup instead of juice and add vanilla syrup.
“A good porn star martini starts with two ripe, fresh passion fruits cut in half,” said Simon Difford, a spirits industry writer and creator of Difford’s Guide. “Put one half aside to float as a garnish boat on the finished cocktail and scoop the pulp and seeds from the other three halves into a cocktail shaker.”
To this, he advised adding 2 ounces of vanilla-flavored vodka, half an ounce of passion fruit liqueur such as Passoã, half an ounce of vanilla syrup such as Monin, and half an ounce of freshly squeezed lime juice.
“Add ice, shake, and strain into a chilled martini glass,” Difford said in an email. “Serve with a decadent shot of chilled Champagne on the side.”
Where did it come from?
“The porn star martini was created in 2002 by Douglas Ankrah, a regarded well-known London bartender, while working at the Townhouse bar in Knightsbridge,” Difford said. “Douglas is best known for founding London’s Lab bar, for many years one of London’s preeminent bars. The porn star martini was a staple at Lab, and that helped drive its notoriety.”
Ankrah, who died in 2021, said in a 2017 interview that the drink was inspired by a trip he took to…
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