Recipe 09

Real Passion Fruit Pornstar Martini

Yield
1
Time
5 min

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Before you start

Ingredients

Cocktail

  • 50 ml vanilla vodka
  • 25 ml passion fruit liqueur, such as Passoã
  • 25 ml fresh passion fruit pulp or purée, from about 1–2 ripe passion fruits
  • 15 ml fresh lime juice
  • 10–15 ml vanilla syrup, to taste
  • 1 small pinch salt, optional
  • Ice

Bubbly sidecar

  • 60–90 ml chilled Prosecco, Champagne, or dry sparkling wine

Garnish

  • 1/2 fresh passion fruit, floated on top

Recipe notes

Notes

  • Use ripe, wrinkly passion fruits if possible; they are usually sweeter and more aromatic.
  • The pinch of salt is optional, but it sharpens the passion fruit and balances the vanilla.

6 steps

Method

Step 1 of 6

  1. Scoop the pulp from the passion fruits. For a cleaner drink, strain out most of the seeds; keep a few if you want texture.

Step 2 of 6

  1. Add the vanilla vodka, passion fruit liqueur, passion fruit pulp or purée, lime juice, vanilla syrup, and optional pinch of salt to a shaker.

Step 3 of 6

  1. Fill with ice and shake hard for 10–12 seconds, until cold, frothy, and lightly aerated.

Step 4 of 6

  1. Fine strain into a chilled coupe or martini glass.

Step 5 of 6

  1. Float half a fresh passion fruit on top.

Step 6 of 6

  1. Pour the chilled bubbly into a small separate glass and serve it as a sidecar.

From this recipe

Vanilla syrup quick version

  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp hot water
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla extract

Stir until dissolved, then chill if possible. Use 10–15 ml per drink.

Recipe preview

6 steps

A few ingredients

  • 50 ml vanilla vodka
  • 25 ml passion fruit liqueur, such as Passoã
  • 25 ml fresh passion fruit pulp or purée, from about 1–2 ripe passion fruits
  • 15 ml fresh lime juice
  • 10–15 ml vanilla syrup, to taste

The opening moves

  1. 01

    Scoop the pulp from the passion fruits. For a cleaner drink, strain out most of the seeds; keep a few if you...

  2. 02

    Add the vanilla vodka, passion fruit liqueur, passion fruit pulp or purée, lime juice, vanilla syrup, and opt...

  3. 03

    Fill with ice and shake hard for 10–12 seconds, until cold, frothy, and lightly aerated.

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