🍊 Pornstar Martini

Tropical, sweet, and unapologetically fun — with a Prosecco chaser served on the side.

5 minutes
Serves 1
Shaken
Vodka cocktail
Ingredients
  • 2 oz vanilla vodka (or plain vodka + ¼ oz vanilla syrup)
  • 1 oz passion fruit liqueur (Passoa or similar)
  • 1 oz passion fruit purée (or pulp from 1 ripe passion fruit)
  • ½ oz fresh lime juice
  • ½ oz simple syrup
  • 1 ripe passion fruit — halved, to garnish
  • 1 small shot of chilled Prosecco — served on the side
Method
  1. 1
    Chill your glassPlace a coupe or martini glass in the freezer for 5 minutes. A cold glass keeps the drink colder and the foam tighter.
  2. 2
    Combine and shakeAdd vanilla vodka, Passoa, passion fruit purée, lime juice, and simple syrup to a shaker. Fill with ice and shake hard for 12–15 seconds. The passion fruit needs vigorous shaking to emulsify and create the foam on top.
  3. 3
    Double strainStrain through a fine-mesh strainer into your chilled glass. You want a smooth surface with a light foam — the fine strainer removes any passion fruit seeds.
  4. 4
    GarnishFloat half a passion fruit face-up on the surface of the drink. It sits naturally in the foam.
  5. 5
    Serve the chaserPour a small shot of cold Prosecco and serve it alongside in a shot glass or small flute. The Prosecco is not added to the cocktail — it's drunk separately between sips.

Why the Prosecco Is Served on the Side

Douglas Ankrah's original intention was to give drinkers control over the sweetness. The cocktail itself is sweet and tropical. The Prosecco is dry and acidic. Drinking them together — alternating sips — creates a back-and-forth that neither drink achieves alone.

If you add the Prosecco to the cocktail directly, you lose the contrast and the cocktail goes flat. The separate chaser is part of the experience, not just a presentation choice. Some bars serve it in a test tube on the side for visual impact.

Variations

🍓 Strawberry Pornstar Martini

Add 2 fresh strawberries to the shaker before everything else and muddle briefly. The strawberry adds a berry layer that works brilliantly with the passion fruit.

🥭 Mango Pornstar Martini

Replace half the passion fruit purée with mango purée. Sweeter and more tropical — better in summer.

🍾 Frozen Pornstar Martini

Blend all ingredients (minus Prosecco) with 1 cup of ice. Serve in a wine glass with a passion fruit half floated on top. Still serve the Prosecco shot separately.

🌶️ Spicy Pornstar Martini

Add 2 thin slices of red chilli to the shaker. A tiny but noticeable heat on the finish — trending in UK cocktail bars right now.

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