After his love interest in Casino Royale, Bond eventually calls his cocktail the Vesper. That’s a bit unreasonable, so for the recipe listed here, I have cut it by half, but be aware that the original is double the size on this site. His recipe would require a 6 oz (180 mLs) glass minimum to hold the drink. It’s 4.5 oz (130 mLs) of solid booze before any water is even diluted into the drink. I’m going to patent it when I think of a good name.’Īs Bond states, the original vesper is massive. 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 Chapter 7 of the book, Bond thinks up the drink on the spot and requests the barman make it for him.
Ian Fleming created the Vesper Martini in his 1953 book “Casino Royale” which was also the debut of James Bond.
