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Porn star martini

Cocktail made with vodka and passion fruit

Field	Value
name	Pornstar Martini
image	Porn star martini cocktail.jpg
type	Cocktail
base	Vodka, Passoã
ingredients	{{plainlist	*4 cl (4 parts) vanilla vodka
served	Straight up
garnish	Passion fruit half and an accompanying shot glass of champagne
prep	Straight: Pour all ingredients into mixing glass with ice cubes. Shake well. Strain in chilled martini cocktail glass. Cut passion fruit in half, dust with vanilla sugar and use as garnish. Pour champagne into a chilled shot glass and serve alongside the martini.
drinkware	Cocktail glass

1 cl (1 part) Passoã
2 cl (2 parts) passion fruit puree
2 bar spoons (or teaspoons) homemade vanilla sugar (vanilla pods blended with caster sugar)}}

The Pornstar Martini is a passion fruit-flavoured cocktail made with vanilla-flavoured vodka, Passoã, passion fruit purée, and vanilla sugar. It is traditionally accompanied by a chilled shot glass of champagne. 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.

It is not a true martini, but is one of many drinks that incorporate the term Martini into their names.

The Pornstar Martini was reported to be the most ordered cocktail in the United Kingdom in November 2018.

Origins

The Pornstar Martini was invented by Douglas Ankrah (1970–2021), owner of LAB Bar in Soho, London, United Kingdom, at his bar Townhouse in London in 2002. Ankrah says it was inspired by a visit to Mavericks Revue Bar Gentlemen's Club, a strip club in Cape Town, South Africa.

Name

Although the name has proved controversial, Ankrah denied that he named it to be deliberately provocative. 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.

In 2019, the British retailer Marks & Spencer renamed their Porn Star Martini products to Passion Star Martini, following complaints that the name normalised pornography.

References

Brad Thomas, Parsons. (31 May 2019). "Porn Star Martini Cocktail". Punchdrink.com.
"In memoriam: Douglas Ankrah".
Shaw, Lucy. (14 November 2018). "Porn Star Martini named UK's favourite cocktail". [[The Drinks Business (magazine).
(2 September 2021). "Douglas Ankrah, 'mixologist' who invented the Pornstar Martini – obituary". The Daily Telegraph.
DeCiccio, Emily. (1 October 2017). "The Porn Star Martini: The story behind this provocative, tasty drink". [[Fox News]].
Kate Malczewski. (17 August 2021). "Pornstar Martini creator Douglas Ankrah dies". The Spirits Business.
Eastmond, Nigel. "Pornstar Martini – The Nosey Chef".
"Mavericks Cape Town: Premier Strip Club Cape Town".
"Strip clubs in Cape Town, Mavericks Gentlemen's Club Cape Town".
Dean, Peter. (4 November 2017). "Douglas Ankrah opens up on LAB Bar, Pornstar and current trends". TheBuyer.net.
Nazir, Sahar. (29 August 2019). "M&S changes Porn Star Martini name as it was "normalising porn"". Retail Gazette.

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