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Porn Star Martini
A passion fruit and vanilla crowd-pleaser that's balanced with zesty lime, often served with sparkling wine on the side
Seppo Mikkonen
3rd August at 10:37
perfect cocktail, to be included in my top 5 list
21st July at 06:25
Often in restaurants and bars, the porn star martini has a fairly thick foam and is velvety to drink. having tried the above recipe i dont get this much foam. I have been using Giffard passion fruit liqueur instead of Passoa. Is that the reason? Can anyone advise on how to make the foam (without using eggs)?
31st July at 10:57
I recommend Vegg White, a vegan egg white replacement.
31st July at 09:44
Hi Fredie,
If you don't want to use an egg, you can try aquafaba.
Hope it works for you. Succes!
If you don't want to use an egg, you can try aquafaba.
Hope it works for you. Succes!
30th April at 16:09
I don't have vanilla syrup on hand, so I replaced it with vanilla liqueur. Brix and alcohol content are a just a bit higher. Taste quite good!
37.5 ml Vodka
15 ml Passoã passion fruit liqueur
37.5 ml Licor 43
15 ml Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
37.5 ml Vodka
15 ml Passoã passion fruit liqueur
37.5 ml Licor 43
15 ml Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
22nd February at 13:32
Well, we suppose that if you are satisfied with choreographed and tightly scripted passion, then you might find it watching a porn star. In this cocktail, which also strikes us as a bit of a fake, all we can taste is passion fruit...and the barest hint of vanilla and lime. Our advice is that, if you must seriously entertain this drink, simply pour it over a generous serve of vanilla ice cream and add a few slices of banana. Much better.
10th January at 05:23
Going to make one now. Sounds dangerous!
29th December 2024 at 19:08
Good afternoon!
Can I use Monin Passion Fruit Puree instead of fresh passion fruit? If yes, in what proportion?
Thank you in advance
Can I use Monin Passion Fruit Puree instead of fresh passion fruit? If yes, in what proportion?
Thank you in advance
29th December 2024 at 20:23
Hi Vlad, try 15ml of Le Fruit de Monin and perhaps cut the vanilla syrup back to 10ml. We haven’t tried this, but hope it works for you 🤞
28th November 2024 at 21:53
It's verry help full to improve my beverage knowledge thankyou verry much
26th October 2024 at 16:36
Would love to try the proper cocktail, but for now it worked out very well with: 3 cl vodka, 3 cl Galliano vanilla, 3 cl Passion fruit syrup, 1,5 cl lime juice and 6 cl Champagne.
11th October 2024 at 19:00
I don’t have passion fruit puree or fresh passion fruit. So this recipe works in a pinch: 30ml vodka, 15ml lime, 15ml passion fruit syrup, 15ml passoa, 1/8 tsp vanilla essence
26th March 2024 at 08:58
I've struggled to find real passion fruit puree so decided to try with mango & passionfruit smoothie from Aldi (yes, really!) "...apple/passion fruit/lemon juices not from concentrate + mango, banana purées" and it makes for a truly delicious and rich PSM. I go with 50 ml (DIY infused) vanilla vodka, 25 ml PF liqueur (again DIY = fresh PF, simple syrup, vanilla bean, vodka to 10% ABV), 100 ml Aldi mango/PF smoothie, 20 ml lime juice and ½ PF flesh. Shaken/sieved/garnished in the normal way.
1st August 2023 at 18:21
Lots of passionfruit. Like a melted tropical ice cream. The vanilla was a lot more subtle than I expected.
8th June 2023 at 00:52
I remember drinking these in LAB in 2008 or 2009, not knowing that I was actually drinking a little bit of cocktail history - its my only claim to fame. Would love to know if anyone has recipes for other LAB cocktails, particularly the creamy Solero vanilla/passionfruit concoction.
9th June 2023 at 08:25
Many thanks, Chris. Anther one from the good old days to try. By the way, we are working to improve the presentation of these comments so they appear as a thread.
8th June 2023 at 16:33
Great question! I've done some research via old photos found on the internet and have started on https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/11377/solero (NB. the ratios are completely made up)
24th April 2023 at 16:13
Funny how Simon posts links to YouTube but your not allowed to copy paste…
30th March 2023 at 22:47
Here is the link to what I believe to be the original Porn Star Martini: https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/17710/porn-star-martini-original
29th March 2023 at 10:08
Note that unlike the current picture, you probably want more foam on top, which you should get from properly shaking passion fruit purée.
Also note that originally no lime belongs in a Porn Star martini, the passion fruit itself already provides enough tardness (said Douglas Ankrah who invented the Porn Star Martini)
Also note that originally no lime belongs in a Porn Star martini, the passion fruit itself already provides enough tardness (said Douglas Ankrah who invented the Porn Star Martini)
31st March 2023 at 07:08
I drank Porn Stars in both LAB and Townhouse, the latter made by Douglas. In later years he and most others used passion fruit puree but originally the Porn Star was made with fresh passion fruits, as per the recipe in Douglas' own 2004 book. I very much hope he was sponsored by Funkin as he was a great ambassador for passion fruit puree and his cocktail continues to be a massive driver of its sale. My earliest notes have the Porn Star made with lime juice and that remains my preferred recipe. A high-quality passion fruit puree works well in place of fresh fruit, but either way, I prefer with lime juice.
30th March 2023 at 22:35
@SimonDifford Not saying you are wrong, I have never been at Townhouse or LAB not have I met or chatted with Douglas, but I did check multiple interviews with him and in all of them he shows to do it with puree and without lime, and he even remarks that lime does not belong and puree is essential. I do not know why we have a different recipe. Here are my sources: 1) https://punchdrink.com/articles/bartender-douglas-ankrah-pornstar-martini-cocktail-recipe/ 2) (this one is in Dutch) https://www.entreemagazine.nl/dranken/de-evolutie-van-de-pornstar-martini-een-gebakje-in-een-glas 3) A video of Douglas himself demonstrating how to make a porn star martini (just weeks before his death btw, he only lived till 51) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wd5nkhK_8_w . Personally I think the recipe I posted is true to his recipe, based on these sources which seem pretty convincing, so I think there should be no lime, and you need puree.
21st January 2023 at 18:21
simply amazing!
23rd October 2022 at 21:50
Wonderful! Opt for the option with the champagne on the side, it's a wonderful combo. Start with the champagne !
27th August 2022 at 19:00
Delightful. And also, who's featured in that music track on the video?
28th August 2022 at 07:42
I believe the music in the video is from Back In The Days (Original Mix) by Rhythum Operator.
25th August 2022 at 00:19
Absolutely delicious!
21st May 2022 at 09:23
Such an easy drink and another that is hard to stop at one. I dialled back the sugar syrup as I found it a tad too sweet with the vanilla vodka combo. I did make my own, so not sure if that might make a difference. Saved as a favourite, so that’s a good sign!
27th December 2021 at 21:55
If you think of the word cocktail and imagine what a cocktail should be then this has to rank highly as the perfect definition.
Started out as "oooo let's make a pornstar"
Now its THE one that we say. "Is it time?"
Although is say use wildcat vanilla vodka. Tried it as tesco had run out of Absolut. Will never use Absolut again.
However, waiting for my vanilla infusion to finish and see how that works.
If you are thinking of a cocktail night. This HAS to be in your list.
Started out as "oooo let's make a pornstar"
Now its THE one that we say. "Is it time?"
Although is say use wildcat vanilla vodka. Tried it as tesco had run out of Absolut. Will never use Absolut again.
However, waiting for my vanilla infusion to finish and see how that works.
If you are thinking of a cocktail night. This HAS to be in your list.
28th December 2021 at 10:00
Thanks. I've added Wildcat Vanilla Vodka to Difford's Guide and look forward to trying.
6th November 2021 at 05:12
My vote: sex sells.
But also this vanilla-passion fruit-flavor in a drink needed(?) to be categorized in a way and I believe the name will survive as a description of that..
But also this vanilla-passion fruit-flavor in a drink needed(?) to be categorized in a way and I believe the name will survive as a description of that..
26th September 2021 at 08:31
I bought the bundle which was great value and thoroughly enjoyed making and drinking the cocktails with my partner! Good work.
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26th September 2021 at 09:06
Thank you David, happy to hear you enjoyed it!
31st August 2021 at 12:44
There are some recepies, that don't call for a Passoa. I am not sure, that buying bottle of passion fruit liquer for home bar is a good idea. Does liquer make a big diffrence? How can i substitute it?
31st August 2021 at 14:51
Passoa has a very distinctive fruity flavour with citric acidity that will impact the cocktail if omitted. It's also great on fruit salads if you do buy a bottle!
3rd August 2021 at 12:04
Followed this recipe exactly but mine drink is really pink and not the orangey colour in the photo - am I doing something wrong?
6th August 2021 at 20:57
Thanks for the quick response, really enjoying the website. The only difference is I'm using a different brand of vanilla vodka. I tried it again tonight and was a little more orange (maybe the passion fruits being more ripe) but still not as orange as the photo. Tastes fine to me and I may try one with some Rubicon also. I note the video say about pineapple but I did not use any as it isn't in the recipe above. Thanks.
3rd August 2021 at 15:38
I've just made one to double-check and should look as per the photo orange-yellow. Not pink. What brands did you use? How does pink version taste?
26th March 2021 at 15:24
Can’t get hold of fresh pornstars or passion fruits, how much Funkin pro purée shall we use?
26th March 2021 at 17:25
15ml puree should do the trick. It adds an attractive foam that you don't get with fresh fruit but I like the slight sharpness fresh fruit imparts. Not going to be the same without a half passion fruit boat floating on top.
25th March 2021 at 15:13
this drives me crazy, everyone does this and i didn't want to offer this in my bar, but what size of coupe glass would i need to buy in ?
26th March 2021 at 12:46
I'd look for a Coupe with a capacity to brim of around 225ml.
30th December 2020 at 15:09
I bought this as a Christmas gift . He was absolutely thrilled with it . It’s his favourite martini . Everything to make it , in a box . I’d definitely recommend. Awesome.
30th December 2020 at 16:30
Great to hear Geraldine. Pleased you liked the bundle. We plan a lot more cocktail bundles for 2021.
9th October 2020 at 12:02
cheers ......
29th June 2020 at 15:28
I've made a few, what I consider to be successful, tweaks to this recipe. It's not one of my favourites, but both my daughters love this cocktail so I've scored it up a bit more than I would for myself.