Pornstar martini

The pornstar martini was created by London bartender Douglas Ankrah. According to the trade guide Difford's Guide, he made an early version in 2002 at The Townhouse, a bar in Knightsbridge. Ankrah was also co-founder of LAB, a bar in London with which the cocktail is often associated.

The first name was Maverick Martini, after a nightclub in Cape Town that Ankrah visited. He describes this himself in his book Shaken & Stirred from 2004. Why the name later changed is not stated in the sources. Despite the word martini, it contains no vermouth or gin; the base is vodka with passion fruit and vanilla.

The prosecco traditionally belongs with it, but in its own glass. Ankrah’s original recipe came with champagne. Difford's Guide mentions brut champagne or another sparkling wine, and a prosecco fits in well there. Difford's Guide calls the glass of bubbles optional and places it next to the coupe, not in it.

That way the guest chooses: a sip of bubbles in between, or pouring the glass in. Putting the prosecco straight into the shaker loses the fizz. A small amount is enough, about 60 ml in a small, chilled glass. If you would rather not have bubbles, simply leave the glass out; the cocktail is still complete.

An alcohol-free pornstar martini, also called a virgin porn star martini or pornstar martini mocktail, is made with the same fruit base but without vodka and liqueur. The passion fruit character then comes from the fresh fruit and the juice.

Take the pulp of 1 passion fruit, 60 ml passion fruit juice, 15 ml lime juice and 15 ml vanilla syrup. Shake briefly and hard with ice and strain into a chilled coupe. Place half a passion fruit on top. Instead of prosecco, put a small glass of alcohol-free sparkling wine or sparkling water alongside. Otherwise the preparation is exactly the same as the regular version.

A pornstar martini is served in a coupe or a martini glass. Difford's Guide prescribes a coupe chilled in advance. To do so, put the glass in the freezer for a quarter of an hour, or fill it with ice and water while you shake the cocktail and pour that away just before pouring.

For the prosecco, a small spirit glass or shot glass is customary, also chilled. The half passion fruit floats on top of the cocktail as garnish. In the original recipe, the fruit was eaten with a small spoon. A coupe with a wide rim gives the most room for that.

Voor de basis staan er vanillewodka's zoals Absolut Vanilia, Smirnoff Vanille en Harvest Day Vanilla Vodka. In totaal staan er 101 wodka's in de winkel, dus er is ook keus als u liever een neutrale wodka met vanillesiroop gebruikt.

For the passion fruit there is Passoa, the liqueur from the Difford's Guide recipe, as well as Berentzen Passionfruit Cream and Ghino Passionfruit Likeur. For the glass alongside, Bellussi Prosecco DOC and Bottega Prosecco are ready. Looking for a ready-made solution? There is the Passoã Pornstar Martini Cocktailpakket. Want to know which combination works? Feel free to call or drop by ’t Bockje at Brink 2 in Bathmen.

The shop is at Brink 2 in Bathmen. Open Tuesday to Friday from 09.00 to 18.00 and Saturday from 09.00 to 17.00. For advice, call 0570 541 278 or email info@bockje.nl.