Vesper Martini

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vesper matini

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James Wondrich

Prep Time5 minutes
RecipeCocktail
Ingredientsbitters

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.

Ingredients

  • 3 oz london dry gin
  • 1 oz 100-proof stolichnaya vodka
  • 1⁄2 oz lillet blanc
  • 1⁄8 t (or less) quinine powder or, in desperation, 2 dashes of bitters

Instructions

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.

Notes

serves 1