Vesper Martini
INGREDIENTS
- 2 oz gin
- ¼ oz Russian vodka
- ½ oz Lillet Blanc
- Garnish: Large orange twist (or a traditional lemon twist)
INSTRUCTIONS
Shake the liquid ingredients vigorously with ice. Strain into a cham- pagne coupe or chilled cocktail glass. Twist the orange peel over the drink, and drop it in.
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NOTES
Conjured straight from Ian Fleming's Casino Royale, this infamous Martini was James Bond's cocktail of choice, named after Vesper Lynd, Bond's doomed double-agent girlfriend. This very potent cocktail appropriately calls for Russian vodka, symbolic of Vesper Lynd's allegiance to the Russians, served with an orange twist to complement the Lillet, a delicious replacement for vermouth, in Bond's preferred glass, a champagne coupe. Of course, this drink is shaken, not stirred.
