Douglas Ankrah concocted the original Pornstar Martini cocktail in London back in the early aughts. It’s a modern classic—vanilla vodka, passion fruit liqueur, passion fruit purée, and vanilla sugar, plus a sidecar of sparkling wine—but can be tricky to find at bars in the US. All the more reason to try it at home.
To make passion fruit purée, you have a couple options: The easiest is to buy it. Funkin is a reliable brand. So is this frozen version from Pitaya Foods; just let thaw until liquid-y. Or, if you can get fresh passion fruit, make your own by straining out the seeds and blending. Because many American grocery stories don’t carry vanilla sugar, the simplest solution is a little granulated sugar with a drip of vanilla extract, as we do below.
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Editor’s note: This drink was originally published in 2023 and updated in 2025.