Vesper Martini

By jgreghenry Published September 24, 2009

Description

This is the classic martini made up on the spur of the moment by James Bond. This humorous little moment in Casino Royale shows what (or who) Mr. Bond was really thinking about. It has become a bit a cocktail lore.

Prep time: 5 minutes

Yield:1 (Servings)

Ingredients:

3 oz london dry gin
1 oz 100-proof stolichnaya vodka
0.5 oz lillet blanc
0.125 t (or less) quinine powder or, in desperation, 2 dashes of bitters

Summary

Yield	Servings
Source	James Wondrich
Prep time	5 minutes
Recipe	Cocktail
Ingredients	vodka lillet blanc gin bitters

Directions

Shake these ingredients (if you must) with plenty of cracked ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and twist a large swatch of thin-cut lemon peel over the top. Shoot somebody evil.