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People only just realising how you should actually drink a pornstar martini

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Published 21:36 4 Jul 2024 GMT+1

People only just realising how you should actually drink a pornstar martini

Pornstar martinis are super popular, but do you know how to drink one properly?

Rhiannon Ingle

Rhiannon Ingle

While it may not feel like it weather-wise, we are in the throes of summer and one of our favourite pastimes come the season is to sit on a terrace and sip on a proper good drink.

Whether you're an Aperol Spritz aficionado, a Strawberry Daiquiri stan or a Long Island Ice Tea lover - we're definitely spoilt for choice when it comes to cocktails on offer.

However, it seems many people are only now just realising the correct way to drink one of the UK's favourite bevs of all time - the Pornstar Martini.

July is prime cocktail-sipping season. (Westend61 / Getty Images)
July is prime cocktail-sipping season. (Westend61 / Getty Images)

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Yep, people have been drinking their pornstar martini drinks wrong this whole time, according to an expert who knows all about them.

It’s been one of those drinks that has suddenly grown in popularity in recent times - so much so it was the UK's favourite cocktail in 2018 - and nowadays you can get one pretty much anywhere that does a cocktail.

There’s a load of booze in it, a wee bit of sparking wine comes with it, and there’s flavours of vanilla, passionfruit, vodka, and some form of citrus fruit.

It’s got the whole lot, basically.

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However, the way you might have been getting it wrong comes down to what you do with the Prosecco that comes with it.

Do you neck it beforehand, pour it straight into the rest of the drink, or wait until afterwards to get it down you?

How on earth do you properly drink a Pornstar Martini? (Moonstone Images / Getty Images)
How on earth do you properly drink a Pornstar Martini? (Moonstone Images / Getty Images)

Well, if you do any of those things you’ve been drinking the drink in a way that you’re not supposed to.

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The idea is that the small bit of sparkling wine is supposed to cleanse your palette before the drink itself, so you can fully appreciate all of the flavours that are in it.

Abby Matthews, director of The Cocktail Co., which produces ready-to-drink cocktails, explained the theory behind it.

She unmuddied the waters for those who love the pornstar martini, explaining: "A pornstar martini is the perfect combination of passionfruit, vanilla, vodka and citrus, so it has a very sweet yet tangy flavour.

"It is served best with a prosecco chaser and garnished with half a passionfruit."

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That Prosecco is what’s known as a ‘chaser’, which – Matthews continued – is ‘usually a milder drink that is designed to freshen the palette’.

However, things are a bit different here, as the palette cleanser is supposed to come before the drink itself.

An expert has shared her expertise on when you're meant to neck the Prosecco shot. (Moonstone Images / Getty Images)
An expert has shared her expertise on when you're meant to neck the Prosecco shot. (Moonstone Images / Getty Images)

"Little do people know, the Prosecco shot should actually be sipped before drinking the pornstar martini, to cleanse the palette before enjoying the cocktail,” Matthews said.

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"If you’ve been shotting the Prosecco before, after, or even pouring it in - you’re doing it wrong!

"Pouring the Prosecco can actually ruin the flavours - it alters the taste as it unbalances how the ingredients complement each other."

There you have it – have a sip of the little Prosecco, take your time, and then enjoy your actual drink, savouring the flavours.

But why not afterwards like other chasers, then?

Matthews concluded: "And drinking it after - well, who’d want to cleanse their palette after such a delicious drink?"

Fair point, well made.

Featured Image Credit: Instagram/kontiki_nuernberg/bubikss

Topics: Food and Drink, Life, Advice

Rhiannon Ingle
Rhiannon Ingle

Rhiannon Ingle is a Senior Journalist at Tyla, specialising in TV, film, travel, and culture. A graduate of the University of Manchester with a degree in English Literature, she honed her editorial skills as the Lifestyle Editor of The Mancunian, the UK’s largest student newspaper. With a keen eye for storytelling, Rhiannon brings fresh perspectives to her writing, blending critical insight with an engaging style. Her work captures the intersection of entertainment and real-world experiences.

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