Original pornstar (photos)

Over the years I have compared a number of different recipes for the Pornstar Martini. I recommend trying the recipe by Brian Evans which is listed below the original recipe.

Though Ankrah himself hasn’t been behind the bar in over 10 years, countless variations of the cocktail abound in the U.K.; many add lime juice, an amendment he finds to be unnecessary as the passion fruit is tart enough on its own; other bars, like Manchester’s Manahatta, serve it on tap, while outposts of the Slug and Lettuce chain of bars present it large-format style in what’s known as a Pornstar Martini Tree, a tableside tower blossoming with the namesake cocktail and accompanying shots of Prosecco. In 2017, Ankrah created yet another format for the drink, launching a pre-bottled version, called P*Star, meant to capture the original spirit of his recipe.

just works. The original Pornstar Martini is made with vanilla vodka, passionfruit liqueur, and lime juice. But it’s got a fun twist that you don’t really see with

The original name for the Pornstar martini was the Maverick Martini. Ankran named it after the Maverick’s Gentleman Club strip club he would visit in Cape Town, South Africa. The drink sold very poorly. Knowing it was a good drink, he wanted more people to order it, so he gave it a shocking name. In the same vain as a sex on the beach, adios motherfucker, and a blowjob shot, he renamed the Maverick Martini the Pornstar Martini, and sales skyrocketed. To this day, the Pornstar Martini is still one of the most popular cocktails in the UK.

The Pornstar Martini is a passion-fruit-flavoured cocktail made with vanilla-flavoured , , puree, and vanilla sugar. It is traditionally accompanied by a chilled of . Some bars have adapted the original recipe to be more cost effective by using citrus and pineapple juice, though it creates a different flavour and texture. The cocktail was created in London in 2002 by Douglas Ankrah.