While mixologists call it a modern classic, our team at Biba—passionate home mixers who occasionally swap white wine for something more exciting—recently fell for the Porn Star Martini. We're catching up to our British friends, who crowned it the UK's top cocktail back in 2018.
This provocative-named drink features vanilla vodka and passion fruit liqueur, topped with a shot of champagne. Credit goes to Douglas Ankrah, a renowned mixologist and consultant, who invented it in 1999 after a trip to South Africa.
"I wanted to create a drink that was bold, sexy, and playful," Ankrah told the-buyer.net. The name? "I called it 'Porn Star' because I thought it was something a porn star might drink—nothing sexual about it."
In 2019, retailer Marks & Spencer rebranded it Passion Star Martini amid complaints about normalizing pornography. We'll stick with the original here.
For two glasses
Ingredients:
Preparation:
- Add vodka, passion fruit liqueur, lime juice, and vanilla syrup to a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice. Split the vanilla pod lengthwise, scrape the seeds, and add them. Halve 3 passion fruits and scoop the flesh into the shaker.
- Shake vigorously until the shaker feels ice-cold. Double-strain into two martini glasses. Garnish each with half the remaining passion fruit, dusted with vanilla sugar. Serve with a teaspoon and a champagne shot on the side.
The champagne shot is optional but adds flair—the bubbles perfectly balance the cocktail's tangy acidity!
