Straight: Pour all ingredients into mixing glass with ice cubes. Shake well. Strain in chilled martini cocktail glass. Cut passion fruit in half and use as garnish. Pour prosecco into a chilled shot glass and serve alongside the martini.
The porn star martini is a passion-fruit-flavoured cocktail made with vodka, Passoã, passion fruit juice, and lime juice. It is traditionally accompanied by a chilled shot glass of champagne.[1] The cocktail was created in 2002 by Douglas Ankrah.[2]
The porn star martini was reported to be the most ordered cocktail in the United Kingdom in November 2018.[3]
Origins
The porn star martini was invented by Douglas Ankrah (1970–2021), owner of the LAB London bar in London, United Kingdom, at his bar Townhouse in London in 2002.[4][5][6] Ankrah says that the original drink was inspired by a visit to Mavericks Revue Bar Gentlemen's Club, a nude strip club in Cape Town, South Africa.[7][8][9]
Although the name has proved controversial, Ankrah denied that he named it to be deliberately provocative.[5] In interviews, Ankrah claimed he used the "porn star" name to evoke "a stylish and confident drink...[that's]...pure indulgence, sexy, fun and evocative". Ankrah also denied being a fan of pornography, or idolising any porn stars in particular.[10]
In 2019, British retailer Marks & Spencer renamed their Porn Star Martini products to Passion Star Martini, following complaints that the name normalised pornography.[11]
^Brad Thomas, Parsons (31 May 2019). "Porn Star Martini Cocktail". Punchdrink.com. Archived from the original on 4 July 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
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