Sadly, Bond never again orders this cocktail after the events of Casino Royale, or more precisely, never does so because of those events.įor that matter, you can’t actually get the Vesper in its original form today, thanks to the ingredients disappearing over time.įirstly, the original Gordon’s Gin is no longer available. It’s a good fit the word vesper- means “evening” in archaic English, and the drink itself is an aperitif enjoyed right before dinner. The very first Bond girl, Vesper Lynd, lends her name to the cocktail. Immortalised in prose by Ian Fleming himself, the real Vesper cocktail was created by his friend Ivar Bryce. I’m going to patent it when I think of a good name.’ I hate small portions of anything, particularly when they taste bad. But I do like that one to be large and very strong and very cold, and very well made. ‘When I’m…er…concentrating,’ he explained, ‘I never have more than one drink before dinner. ‘Gosh, that’s certainly a drink,’ said Leiter.īond laughed. ‘Certainly monsieur.’ The barman seemed pleased with the idea.

Shake it very well until it’s ice-cold, then add a large thin slice of lemon peel. Three measures of Gordon’s, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet. In fact, there are a few variations- and I’ll cover two: The funny thing is that he doesn’t always order the same martini shaken but not stirred. While my inclination has always been to the classic gin martini, the vodka martini is perhaps now even more popular thanks to the efforts of the British super spy. Even in his debut, Dr No, the debonair super spy has it twice once in his hotel room in Jamaica and another when he’s speaking with his nemesis, the eponymous Dr No in the latter’s secret volcano lair. On the big screen, Bond has always had Martinis with vodka, not gin, which may or not be a combination of tradition and product placements.

Yet, there’s an element that appears in every single bond film: his drinks.Īs long as there’s been James Bond, there’s been his drink of choice: the Dry Martini.

James Bond has always been about the guns, the cars, the clothes, the action and the ravishing Bond girls.

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