Pornstar Martini
Vodka shaken with passionfruit, vanilla and lime, served with a side shot of chilled prosecco — sip the cocktail, chase with the bubbles. Bright, tropical and the bestselling cocktail in many UK bars two decades after its invention.
Similar names: Amateur Pornstar Martini, Dry Pornstar Daiquiri, Dry Pornstar Martini, Frozen Pornstar Martini, Pornstar Bellini
Created in 2002 by Douglas Ankrah at the Townhouse bar in London — with an earlier prototype called the Maverick Martini. The original recipe used Cariel Vanilla Vodka and a sidecar shot of champagne; Ankrah named it for the showmanship of the presentation. By the 2010s it had become one of the UK's most-ordered cocktails, and the IBA added it to the Contemporary Classics list.
Ingredients
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- Halve a passionfruit and scoop the pulp into a shaker tin (or use 30 ml passionfruit purée).
- Add 50 ml vanilla-flavoured vodka (or 50 ml plain vodka + 10 ml vanilla syrup).
- Add 15 ml passionfruit liqueur (Passoã), 15 ml fresh lime juice and 10 ml simple syrup.
- Fill with ice and shake hard for 12 seconds.
- Double-strain into a chilled coupe.
- Float half a passionfruit shell on top as garnish.
- Pour 60 ml chilled prosecco into a small shot glass and serve alongside.