Vanilla vodka, passion fruit liqueur and fresh passion fruit purée shake into a bright, tropical-sour drink, its sharp fruit rounded off by soft vanilla sweetness and crowned with half a passion fruit floating on the surface. A chilled shot of champagne rides alongside — sip and chase, letting the dry fizz cut through each tart, perfumed mouthful from the coupe.
Garnish: Passion Fruit Purée
Shaken · Coupe · Up
add
Add the vanilla vodka, passion fruit liqueur, passion fruit purée, and vanilla syrup to a shaker with ice.
shake
Shake well until cold and well combined.
strain
Double strain into a large chilled coupe.
garnish
Float half a passion fruit on top and dust with vanilla sugar.
other
Pour the champagne into a chilled shot glass and serve alongside the martini.
Douglas Ankrah devised the drink in 2002 for Townhouse, the Soho bar he ran, drawing inspiration from Mavericks, a bar in Cape Town. In the years since, it has climbed into the ranks of Britain's best-selling cocktails. The IBA now publishes an official specification for it, complete with the champagne served on the side.