A Pornstar On A Rooftop In Vegas | Master Your Glass

On the episode of MYG I am joined by the great Ross Simon who is an incredibly talented bartender, cocktail expert and bar owner from Phoenix AZ. Ross was born in Scotland and spent many years bartending at the Lab in London during the years where the Lab cradled the modern mixology movement as well as the Pornstar Martini.

Please make to look at the links below to learn more about Ross and how you can visit one of his cool bars. I have visited both Little Rituals and Lylo and enjoyed them thoroughly!
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Pornstar Martini
2 oz. (60ml) Pasionfruit Puree
1.5 oz (45ml) Vanilla Vodka
.5 oz. (15ml.) Passoa
2 Barspoons Vanilla sugar*
Glass of dry Sparkling wine to serve on the side
Method: Method (Shake and Strain): Add all the above ingredients with ice into a Shaker.
Shake for roughly 10 seconds and double strain into a chilled Cocktail Glass
Garnish: Half a Passionfruit with a small spoon. Serve a glass of Sparkling wine next to it
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*Vanilla Sugar:
Half cup granulated sugar
Half vanilla bean (chopped)
Add into a blander of food processor – Blend for 30 seconds (do not over blend)
Strain into a sugar container (you can reuse whatever the strainer holds in the next batch.
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Here is a list of ways you can follow Ross and gain access to the resources he puts out there:
Drinkbettercocktails.com / @bittertwisted_az / @little_rituals_bar / @lylophx / @saywhenphx /
@az_cocktailweekend
https://amzn.to/3wkk4Ef

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List of Items we used:
Portable Blender
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Hawthorne Strainer by Modern Mixologist
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Boston Shaker Tin by Modern Mixologist
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Libby Mixing Glass
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Japanese Style Jigger 1oz/2oz - Stainless Steel
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Stainless Steel Bar Spoon
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@00:00 Intro
@00:31 Introducing Ross
@01:45 About the Pornstar Martini
@02:16 Ross Starts Mixing
@03:23 Sidebar: making the vanilla sugar
@05:19 Finishing the Pornstar Martini
@07:23 Ross’s Bar’s in Phoenix and other Phoenix bars
@08:36 Tasting
@10:31 Closing Thoughts

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About Ross:
Ross Simon was steeped in the culinary and hospitality industry from birth, working at the family restaurant in the old country of his native home of Scotland. Now, following two decades experience in the catering industry and after mixing it up with the biggest names and brands in
the cocktail world, Ross has opened his own cocktail lounge inside the historic Luhrs Building in the heart of downtown Phoenix.
After leaving Scotland, Ross moved to central London to work as general manager for a very successful bar “The Old Crown” for three years. While there he learned all the essential qualities needed to run a successful & thriving business, before taking a bar back position at one of London’s most highly regarded and creative bars, the award-winning Lab bar (London Academy of Bartenders) back in 2002.
Working up the ranks of Lab until he earned the title of head bartender, Ross learned the importance of giving every guest the ultimate bar experience, as well gained knowledge by attending rigorous training programs at bars, events and distilleries worldwide. In 2006, as
London became saturated with new bars and great bartenders, Ross decided that he wanted to bring his trade, knowledge and love for cocktails to the United States, Arizona specifically. Since moving Stateside, Ross has worked for a number of well-known bars across Arizona; re-organizing and building each venues bar menu and team training to implement their menus to its fullest.

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About Douglas Ankrah
Douglas Ankrah invented the Pornstar Martini at London bar Townhouse in 2003 Douglas Ankrah, who also co-founded the groundbreaking London cocktail bar 'Lab' was dubbed an industry pioneer.
Since its creation, the Pornstar Martini has regularly featured in top cocktail lists and was this month revealed as the World's most popular cocktail, based on Google search data.
Ankrah is said to have come up with the name after a trip to a strip club in Cape Town, stating: "The cocktail was so sexy and looked like what a pornstar would drink."

Theme Music “La Tarantella” by @Charles Berthoud:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAi_uNeDWRXj8C8yw358gWw

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