![]() ![]() Bond insisted his cocktail had to be shaken not stirred until ice-cold, and serve with a large slice of lemon peel in a champagne goblet.Īlthough the Vesper was never mentioned again (when Vesper die, the name seemed to die with her), Bond did imbibe Martinis in other novels and in almost every one of the nineteen films starring Sean Connery, Geor Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, or Pierce Brosnan in the starring role. The choices of vodka and vermouth were important too: grain vodkas (Russian) were preferred over potato vodkas (Polish) Kina Lillet Blanc (a French aperitif similar to vermouth) replaced popular Italian vermouth like Cinzano or Martini&Rossi. The Vesper-named after the story’s heroine Vesper Lynd was Bond’s) and Fleming’s) personal recipe for a Medium-Dry Vodka Martini. A notorious liter-a-day vodka-drinker himself, Fleming introduced Bond’s impeccable taste in food and drink throughout the pages of his first thriller, Casino Royale. Just like his nineteenth-century Victorian predecessor Sherlock Holmes, Bond epitomized modern sophistication and savoir-faire.
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