How to Make a Pornstar Martini
How to make a Pornstar Martini
One for the coupe, one for the long glass, one for the table.
The Pornstar Martini was built in a London bar in 2002 and has been the most ordered cocktail in the country for a while now. It is passionfruit and vanilla, shaken cold, with a shot of sparkling to drink beside it rather than in it. That shot is not a garnish. You sip, you shoot, you go back to the glass.
Our kit does it with three bottles: Passionfruit Vodka for the fruit, Creamy Vanilla Bean Vodka for the roundness, and Simple Syrup Liqueur to hold the two together. All you add is a lime and a passionfruit.
Three ways below. None take longer than five minutes.
The Pornstar Martini
The one you came for. Shake it harder and longer than feels necessary — the foam on top is aerated passionfruit, not an ingredient, and you only get it from a proper 15 seconds.
You'll need
- 30mlNewy Passionfruit Vodka
- 20mlNewy Creamy Vanilla Bean Vodka
- 15mlNewy Simple Syrup Liqueur
- 15mlFresh lime juice
- ½Passionfruit, pulp scooped out
- 30mlSparkling wine, in a shot glass alongside
Method
- Put your coupe in the freezer for ten minutes.
- Add the Passionfruit Vodka, Creamy Vanilla Bean Vodka, Simple Syrup Liqueur, lime juice and the pulp of half a passionfruit to a shaker full of ice.
- Shake hard for 15 seconds, until the outside of the shaker frosts over.
- Double-strain into the chilled coupe so the seeds stay behind.
- Float the other passionfruit half on top, skin down, so it sits on the foam.
- Pour the sparkling into a shot glass and serve it on the side.
No shaker? A clean jar with a tight lid does the same job. No double strainer? Pour through a tea strainer.
The Popsy Pornstar
Same flavours, half the strength, twice the afternoon. Instead of keeping the sparkling to the side, this one puts it in the glass. We use Comyns & Co's 'Popsy' Sparkling, made a few suburbs over, but any dry sparkling works.
You'll need
- 30mlNewy Passionfruit Vodka
- 15mlNewy Creamy Vanilla Bean Vodka
- 10mlNewy Simple Syrup Liqueur
- 10mlFresh lime juice
- 90mlPopsy Sparkling, chilled
Method
- Fill a large wine glass with ice.
- Pour in the Passionfruit Vodka, Creamy Vanilla Bean Vodka, Simple Syrup Liqueur and lime juice.
- Stir once to bring it together.
- Top with cold Popsy and stir once more, gently, so you keep the bubbles.
- Finish with a wedge of passionfruit on the rim.
Pour the sparkling down the back of a bar spoon if you want the layers to hold for a photo.
Pornstar Martini Jug
The whole kit, batched ahead, so you are not standing at the bench shaking six at a time. Make it before anyone arrives, keep it in the fridge, and pour when you need it.
You'll need
- 180mlNewy Passionfruit Vodka
- 120mlNewy Creamy Vanilla Bean Vodka
- 90mlNewy Simple Syrup Liqueur
- 90mlFresh lime juice (about 4 limes)
- 3Passionfruit, plus 3 more to garnish
Method
- Scoop the pulp of three passionfruit into a jug.
- Add the Passionfruit Vodka, Creamy Vanilla Bean Vodka, Simple Syrup Liqueur and lime juice.
- Stir well and refrigerate for at least an hour. Do not add ice to the jug — it will water down while it sits.
- When you're ready, pour into a shaker over ice in two batches, shake each for 15 seconds, and double-strain into chilled coupes.
- Halve the remaining passionfruit and float one half on each glass.
- Line up six shots of chilled sparkling beside them.
Short on time, long on guests? Skip the shaker, pour the chilled jug straight over ice in tumblers and top each with sparkling.
Questions we get asked
Why the shot on the side?
Because that's how it was built. The sparkling resets your palate between sips, so the passionfruit stays sharp instead of going flat and sweet halfway down. Tip it into the glass if you prefer — nobody is checking.
Can I make it without a shaker?
Yes. A jar with a lid works. What you can't skip is the ice and the full 15 seconds; that's what makes the texture.
What if I can't get fresh passionfruit?
Tinned passionfruit pulp is fine and available year round. Use a tablespoon in place of half a fresh one. The Passionfruit Vodka is carrying most of the flavour either way.
How many drinks are in the kit?
Six martinis. The 750ml bottle of Popsy in the bundle pours about eight long drinks, or enough shots for a crowd.
Everything but the lime
Three 200ml bottles, the printed recipe, and six martinis in the box. Add the Popsy bundle for the sparkling to go with it — we only have seven of those.
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