Admiralty Lounge Summer Menu 2026

When riffing on a classic I think it’s important to decide whether you care more about the flavor profile or the presentation. When it comes to the humble Pornstar Martini I love the flavors (passionfruit, vanilla, bubbles) but hate the presentation (too sweet, too finicky, too involved). This riff solves my presentation problems by serving the Pornstar Martini like a New York Sour, with gomme syrup and milk proteins forming a robust foam and red wine replacing brut as our dry element.

  • 1.75 oz Vodka
  • 1 oz passionfruit puree
  • 0.5 oz lime
  • 0.25 oz Giffard Passion Fruit Liqueur
  • 0.25 oz rich gomme syrup
  • 1.5 oz red wine (something bright and acidic works well)
  • Clarified Vanilla Ice Cream and Whole Milk
  • 2 drops saline.

Shake all but the wine and double strain over a large cube in a double rocks glass. Using the cube for assistance, float the red wine on top. ice packed to the top, then pour 3 oz coke on top. Garnish with a sprig of mint.

Prep:

Ice Cream Punch:

  • 1.75L Vodka
  • 1L Passion fruit puree
  • 500ml Lime juice
  • 500ml whole milk
  • 1L vanilla ice cream

Combine vodka, passion fruit puree, and lime juice. In a separate cambro combine milk and ice cream, stirring until ice cream is melted and fully combined. Pour passion fruit mixture into ice cream and milk, letting sit for at least 60 minutes before straining through a fat filter, being sure to reintroduce the initial cloudy drops back into the filter.

After the ice cream punch is strained, measure its volume, divide by 11 and add that much passion fruit liqueur to the batch.

Rich Gomme Syrup:

  • 1250g sugar
  • 650ml hot water
  • 100g gomme arabic

Combine all ingredients in blender and blend on high for several minutes or until fully incorporated.

Yields 1500ml rich gomme