It’s said by some that its creator, bartender Douglas Ankrah, thought it was what a porn star would order; other stories hold that he was inspired by the smell of a stripper’s perfume.
In any case, this crowd-pleasing combination of vanilla and passion fruit accompanied by a shot of sparkling wine, which has spread far from its origins at London’s Townhouse bar in the early 2000s to be adopted by bars the world over, certainly is a star.
Ingredients
1 1/2 ounces vanilla-flavoured vodka
1/2 ounce passion fruit liqueur (such as Passoã or De Kuyper)
1 ounce passion fruit puree
1/2 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed
1/2 ounce vanilla simple syrup
2 ounces sparkling wine, chilled
Garnish: 1/2 passion fruit
Steps
Add all ingredients except sparkling wine into a shaker with ice and shake vigorously until well-chilled.
Strain into a chilled coupe glass.
Garnish with a passion fruit half.
Serve with a sparkling wine sidecar (on the side).
