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Clarified Pornstar Martini
฿590
Douglas Ankrah built the Pornstar Martini at the Townhouse in London in 2002, and it has spent two decades being copied badly. This is the version that takes it apart and puts it back together clear: Tito's Vodka and Passoa, passionfruit, a touch of Galliano Vanilla, and Telmont Brut Champagne folded through. What arrives is crystal-clear and silky, with a passion fruit half on the rim.
Vodka base, with Passoa for the passionfruit hit.
Telmont Brut Champagne worked into the build.
Galliano Vanilla for a soft, rounded finish.
Clarified — milk-washed or stirred down to a clear liquid.
22% ABV. Sweet, with almost no bitterness.
How it is made
Clarification is the whole trick here. The drink is built, then stripped of its cloudiness — the solids that make a shaken cocktail opaque are dropped out, leaving a liquid that looks like water and drinks like silk. Champagne goes in as part of the body rather than as a side pour, so the acidity and the bubbles' lift are built into the glass instead of arriving next to it.
How it tastes
Passionfruit first, tart and slightly green at the edges, then vanilla and a soft, almost creamy mid-palate from the Galliano. The vodka stays out of the way. The Champagne shows up at the end as a dry, chalky tug that keeps the sweetness from sitting down. Low bitterness, high sweetness, and a texture far heavier than the colour suggests.
Good to know
The original was never a blended, frothy thing — Ankrah's spec called for vanilla vodka, Passoa and passionfruit, with the sparkling wine on the side. Clarifying it is a modern bar's move, borrowed from milk punch, a technique British punch houses were using in the 1600s to keep made-ahead drinks from spoiling.
Contains alcohol.
Ingredients: Tito's Vodka, Passoa, Telmont Brut Champagne, Passionfruit, Galliano Vanilla
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