How to make drinks preferred by the famous super agent. Here are 10 of James Bond's favorite cocktails that have featured in films and novels about the most famous superspy.
In the Bond films, 007 drinks mostly champagne and vodka with martinis, but in the literary source his wine list is much richer. Let's call a spade a spade: Fleming's Bond is an alcoholic. But his taste is excellent, and his manner of drinking is the subject of many cultural and even scientific research. For example, the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Western Ontario in Canada conducted a whole study to figure out whether it is more correct to drink vodka with a martini - shaking or mixing. Not only did the scientists have a good time, but they also found that a shaken smoothie contains more antioxidants and, in moderation, helps prevent cataracts and heart attacks.
vodka martini
In the entirety of Bond, Agent 007 only deviated from the "shake but don't mix" rule twice. The first time is in the episode of the film "You Only Live Twice", when the liaison treats him with a cocktail prepared in reverse. Being a gentleman, Bond barely noticeably winces, but replies to the landlord that he has never tasted anything tastier in his life. The second time is when Bond loses millions of dollars to Le Chiffre at the poker table at Casino Royale. Simultaneously devastated and enraged, the hero orders a vodka with a martini, and the snide bartender asks: “Shake or mix?” Bond snaps, "Do I look like I give a damn?" “Do I look like someone who doesn’t give a damn?”
Recipe: 75 ml of vodka, 15 ml of dry vermouth, 1 green olive and 1 lemon wedge. Add a drop of orange bitter or agnosto if desired. Shake in a shaker with ice for 30 seconds. Pour into a chilled martini glass and garnish with an olive or lemon.
Black Velvet
One of the most original British cocktails is an incredible mix of champagne and beer. In Bond, oddly enough, it is mentioned only once - in the novel "Diamonds Are Forever", during a short visit of a super agent to London. The cocktail has been around for a century and a half, but it has only recently gained moderate international popularity. Boom in the world Japanese cuisine, and Black Velvet, as it turned out, goes well with sushi and seafood.
Recipe: Pour 120 ml of champagne into a beer mug and slowly (very slowly) add 120 ml of chilled stout (dark beer like porter). If you like it, you can experiment by increasing the proportion of champagne, but adding more beer is not recommended - it will not taste good.
Brandy Alexander
Aristotle Kristatos, the villain from the movie For Your Eyes Only, was a man in full height, but could not deny himself a feminine cocktail "Brandy Alexander". Bond discovered that Aristotle used the unpopular drink to signal his accomplices. We are not in international wanted list, so we can use the cocktail for its intended purpose - for example, in order to keep warm in winter.
Recipe: shake 30 ml of cream, 30 ml of brandy and 30 ml of cocoa in a shaker with ice. Pour into a chilled cocktail glass. Add powdered nutmeg. Eat chocolate.
Vesper Martini
The cocktail was described by Ian Fleming back in 1953, but reached the wide screens only in 2006, when the film adaptation of the novel Casino Royale was released. In the film, Bond appears in a new role for himself as a hero with a wounded heart: he falls in love with Vesper Lind, realizes that she is too good for him, but cannot fix anything - the girl dies. The sentimental agent decides to honor the memory of his lady by naming an alcoholic cocktail after her.
Recipe: Mix three parts Gordon's gin, one part good vodka and half a part Lillet wine in a blender. Shake with ice until the mixture is scalding cold. Garnish with a snake of lemon peel.
Americano
This Italian cocktail is one and a half centuries old, and it was originally called Milano-Torino - after the place of birth. However, during the era of Prohibition, American tourists vacationing in Europe became so addicted to the drink that the people began to call it Americano. This cocktail is the first thing that James Bond ever ordered, but it hardly appears in films about the superspy.
Recipe: 30 ml Campari aperitif, 30 ml sweet vermouth, sparkling water and lemon curl or lemon wedge. A tall glass is first filled with ice cubes, then Campari is poured, followed by vermouth. The third layer is soda (the volume is at the discretion of the super agent). The composition is crowned with a lemon or an orange.
Mojito
In the books, Bond loved to chill mojitos during business trips to countries with a tropical climate, but on the big screen, for some reason, he disdained a cocktail until 2002, when the episode "Die Another Day" was released. Probably, the super agent was embarrassed to repeat after Hemingway, who valued only daiquiri above mojito.
Recipe: 2 teaspoons of sugar and a bunch of mint are placed in a tall glass, then 50 ml of soda is poured. After that, a lime cut in half is squeezed into a glass, after which the second half of the fruit is placed in it. Then add 60 ml of rum. Stir, fill glass with ice and pour back some soda. Decorate with a sprig of mint.
Gin and tonic
In general, Bond has a rule: do not drink more than one cocktail before dinner. And a number of deviations from this rule: the glass has the right to be very large, and the drink - very strong. In 50 years on Her Majesty's secret service, Bond has changed his principle only once: in the novel "Dr. No", the agent relaxes and knocks over four gin and tonics per evening. It can be understood: it is one of the simplest and most delicious cocktails in the wine list of any bar.
Recipe: Pour 60 ml of gin and 150 ml of tonic into a tall glass filled with ice, stir well and garnish with a lime wedge.
Old Fashion
The editors of the "Cocktails" section of the About.com site were not too lazy and calculated that in half a century of his secret activity, Bond ordered this interesting cocktail four times. "Old Fashion" is often drunk before bed to fall asleep faster. Maybe that's why it's such a boring recipe.
Recipe: put a cube of sugar on the bottom of a low glass, add 2-3 drops of angostura bitters, put an orange slice on top. Stir, add ice. Pour 90 ml of bourbon, and mix the cocktail thoroughly again. Garnish the drink with another orange slice and a cherry.
Scotch soda
In the books, Bond uses this uncomplicated cocktail even more often than vodka with a martini, but in the films you don’t catch him with it - it’s too simple a drink for such a complex nature. Bond's father is Scottish, but the hero does not show fanatical patriotism in his choice of alcohol. Scotch, and American bourbon, and even brandy are suitable for him. Moreover, Bond often forgets to add soda.
Recipe: pour 60 ml of scotch (bourbon, brandy, Irish whiskey) into a tall glass with cubes of people, add soda to taste, wait 2 minutes until the drinks touch, and drink slowly.
Mount Gay rum and soda
In Casino Royale, when Bond beats yet another villainous Aston Martin DB5 at a poker table in a club in the Bahamas, he first orders Mount Gay rum and soda, and only then leaves in a trophy car with a trophy girlfriend. Mount Gay is an obvious product placement, but the drink is really considered good: otherwise Bond would have been substituted when ordering a rum with that name.
Recipe: 45 ml of rum and 150 ml of soda water (it can be replaced with cola) are added to a glass with ice and mixed thoroughly. If desired, you can decorate the cocktail with a lime slice and add a couple of drops of bitters.
Every man would like to be James Bond. This darling of fate, a favorite of women and simply the coolest super agent in the universe, is the standard of masculinity. He has many addictions, which include the famous James Bond cocktail. However, according to a recent study published in the British Medical Journal, the spy drinks so heavily that he is at risk of impotence, liver dysfunction and early death. If you still want to be like Agent 007, then memorize the recipe for his favorite cocktail.
Ingredients and Proportions
Agent 007's favorite cocktail is called Vesper. In the films, Bond never elaborates on the cocktail recipe, although he definitely prefers vodka to other spirits and improvises in the composition of the alcohol mix. Given his love of strong drinks, the basis of his drink is definitely martinis. He also adds gin, some white sweets, and lemon zest or a wedge.
The classic James Bond vodka martini needs to be diluted to make it weaker. To do this, you need a large number of ice cubes that will dissolve in the glass and reduce the strength of the drink. However, Bond never did this. He asks to put some ice cubes in the shaker, so for the classic recipe of this ingredient, you will need a little.
James Bond's Favorite Drink Recipe
In one of the parts of the book Bond, the Agent lifted the veil of the secret of the recipe for his favorite drink. He asks the bartender to mix the ingredients in the right proportions:
- some martini;
- gin on 3 fingers;
- white vodka finger;
- half a finger of the French aperitif "Kina Lillet";
- a slice of lemon;
When Fleming wrote his novels, the aperitif "Kina Lillet" was popular. However, it is no longer produced today. To make a James Bond cocktail, the recipe will have to be slightly modified. The characteristic bitter note of "Kina Lillet" will be well replaced by dry white vermouth.
How to drink a cocktail
James Bond asks for his favorite drink to be shaken, but not mixed. Although it is customary to mix vodka and martini, the ingredients must be shaken in a shaker to prepare the original mix. The mix should be cold and strong. Bond doesn't like half measures.
Vesper Spy drinks from a cocktail glass. The container also needs to be cooled by filling with ice. Before filling with liquid, the ice is removed. Add a large slice of lemon to the cocktail or garnish the glass with a spiral of lemon zest.
Classic recipe drink James Bond Fleming cites in his book. However, there are many varieties of mix. Most often, gin affects the taste. If mixed different types gin, the mix may acquire unexpected flavor solutions. But no matter what version of the mix is prepared, it is better not to drink more than one glass, because the Bond cocktail is strong.
Bond's cocktail was named after Vesper Lind, a double agent and the spy's only love. Agent 007 compared the drink to a beautiful woman who was impossible to forget. The drink was first used in Ian Fleming's novel. The author of the Bond movie himself liked to drink, but he spied the cocktail recipe from his friend.
Although Vesper is considered the Agent's favorite drink, he only drank it in two films out of all the Bond films. In all other parts of the bond, the unsinkable Agent drank either gin, or red, or with soda, or Dutch. In one of the films, a brutal spy was seen drinking a cup of jasmine Chinese tea. The fact is that Bond has long been a trend. Everything he rides, wears, drinks and eats instantly becomes fashionable and popular. Therefore, Agent 007 has to drink a brand drink with which the producers have signed an advertising contract.
Vodka martini is one of the most popular cocktails. Its recipe is simple, it is easy to drink, it has a pleasant taste. In addition, agent 007 himself appreciated and loved him. For this reason, the drink is called the James Bond cocktail. How do you mix alcohol to get the perfect Vodkatini?
What does it consist of
The classic cocktail recipe includes:
- Italian Vermouth Martini;
- vodka;
The James Bond cocktail is remembered for the protagonist's phrase: "Place, but do not shake." Traditionally, vodka martinis are garnished with an olive. Vodka is an indispensable component of the drink. You can choose different vermouth. The main condition is that vermouth must be selected in a white shade, red is not included in the recipe.
Reference: martini is a fortified wine or vermouth with an infusion of herbs. Vermouth is not customary to use in its pure form. They are perfect for blending. It is one of the most popular cocktail ingredients. Vermouth is often mixed with juices, fruit drinks, whiskey and sweet liquors. The main competitor of the brand is Cinzano vermouth.
classic cooking
For a martini cocktail with vodka, it is important to achieve a traditional taste. All components must be cold. It is also advisable to cool the glasses in the freezer.
Proportions:
- vodka - two parts;
- martini - one part.
The classic recipe involves the following cooking steps:
- Add 6 ice cubes to a large glass.
- We add vermouth.
- Stir with a wooden stick for 10 seconds.
- Pour chilled vodka into ice with vermouth in a thin stream.
- We interfere actively for 10 seconds.
- In a glass chilled to the desired state, add one or two olives.
- Carefully pour the mix of alcohol and ice into a chilled glass.
Serve martinis with vodka immediately. Cold alcoholic drinks do not mix well with each other, so the cocktail is a few islands of water and other ingredients. When you drink a cocktail mosaic in small sips, it will have a different flavor.
Other recipes
Vodka martinis are served in a variety of ways. We offer several more cooking options.
Add juice
This recipe is recommended by many bartenders. For a drink you will need 30 ml of vodka, 60 ml of martini, 60 ml of orange juice and 6-8 ice cubes.
Reference! Martini goes well with cherry, apple, citrus juices. It can be served with pineapple and kiwi juices. Often it is diluted with grape juices from European grape varieties.
How to cook?
- Fill a large glass with ice, pour in the martini, mix gently and well.
- Pour vodka and orange juice into the alcohol mixture, mix well and at a fast pace.
- The drink is poured into a glass, previously prepared for serving.
- Decorate the resulting alcoholic mixture with orange or lemon juice.
Simplified
In bars, cocktail recipes and preparations can be simplified. Pour all ingredients into a shaker with ice. Shake the mixture for one minute. Through a special sieve, the drink is poured into glasses. You can use the recipe at home. It is suitable for a large company.
With absinthe: for a secular party
There are complex cooking options. For it, you will need a dry martini in the amount of 30 ml, the same amount of vodka and absinthe, mint liqueur components are diluted in an amount of 5 ml. For a cocktail, you need to mix all the main ingredients in a tall glass, then complete the process by adding a few drops of mint liqueur to the resulting drink.
Such a cocktail is suitable for a social event and a high reception.
Recipe for experienced
For it you will need 15 ml of vodka, 5 ml of grenadine, 20 ml of Bianco Martini, 10 ml of Irish Cream. The important thing in this preparation method is to lay the vodka liquid on top. Vermouth is poured into a pile, a layer of vodka is placed with a cocktail spoon. Then, one drop of Irish cream and grenadine are poured through a tube.
How to drink Vodkatini
This cocktail drink belongs to long drinks. It does not need to be drunk in one gulp - this is a mistake. A traditional cocktail glass has a volume of 100 ml.
A vodka drink is drunk in small sips, a snack is not required for it, although it has a high alcohol content. It is important to serve the drink cold, it is desirable to cool the glass as well.
The sharp taste of vodka is well set off by the pleasant sourness of vermouth. The olive does not need to be eaten, but many people use it too.
Advice! For a more complete sense of flavor, you should use a straw.
The recipe for a vodka martini cocktail is simple, thanks to its original taste it is often used at banquets.
A hundred years ago, the drink was served as a mixture of juniper moonshine and wormwood wine. He could be found in any bar in America, he was in demand among those who wanted to quickly reach the condition. A decent audience avoided the drink.
October 5, 2012 marks exactly 50 years since the first film about the legendary agent 007 was released.
If you carefully study everything drunk by James Bond (the hero of both films and books), it turns out that the drink that he drank constantly was - he treated himself to them 65 times. However, if Scotch whiskey and bourbon are considered drinks of the same order, then whiskey will take first place: agent 007 drank 99 servings.
If we talk only about the movie, Bond consumes a portion of alcohol every 24.3 minutes. And if you calculate how much was drunk by the screen spy, you get 317 servings of various alcoholic beverages. Vodka martini appears only 41 times in films and books, while gin and martini of an "indeterminate" variety - 21.
The famous cliché "shaken but not stirred" first appeared in the book Diamonds Are Forever in 1956, but did not acquire its star status until 3 years later with the release of the book "Dr. No" in 1959.
And after "Goldfinger" (1964), the phrase "shake, but do not stir" became the hallmark of James Bond. It was vodka with martini that James bought most often - 20 times, and in books he used gin instead of vodka to make a cocktail. Only one ingredient remained unchanged - the martini.
1. Vodka martini
So, to prepare a cocktail you will need 75 g of vodka or gin, 15 g of dry vermouth, 1 green olive.
Cooking:
1. Pour all ingredients into a cocktail glass with ice cubes.
2. Shake for 30 seconds.
3. Pour in a thin stream into a cocktail glass.
4. Garnish with an olive.
2. Vesper martini
James Bond's preferred martini recipe was detailed in Chapter 7 of Casino Royale (1953): "Three shots of Gordon, one shot of vodka, half a shot of Kina Lillet, shake well, add plenty of ice, and then a long, thin spiral of peel lemon."
In fact, this was the only time James was seen mixing vodka and gin. It is also known that Bond creator Ian Fleming himself preferred a martini shake with gin for a long time until, on the advice of a doctor, he switched to bourbon. James Bond names this cocktail Vesper after Vesper Lind, a double agent and his lover. By the way, of all the Bond girls, Vesper is the record holder for drinking alcohol.
If you've never tasted a properly made Vesper, consider yourself missing out on the greatest adventure ever. By the way, Kina Lillet, mentioned by James, is a dry vermouth that has been produced in France since 1800 and is called "an aperitif from Bordeaux". It should be served in a deep champagne glass.
3. Whiskey and soda
Although Bond's taste for whiskey and soda did not make it into the films, in the books he mixes the drink 21 times. Of course, as a true Englishman, he gravitates more towards Scotch whiskey, but on occasion he does not refuse bourbon or. A simple and quick drink to prepare - just what a secret agent who is constantly on the move needs. A soda mix is a great way to enjoy a good Scotch whiskey while retaining its flavor.
So, to make a cocktail, you will need 60 g of scotch and some soda: pour whiskey into a tall glass with ice, pour soda on top.
4. Vodka with tonic
In 1958, Fleming allowed Bond to drink gin and tonic in Dr. No, but in 1963, in the novel In the Service of Her Majesty, James already prefers. In the same place, Bond adds a certain “secret ingredient” to the cocktail - Angostura bitters.
To make a cocktail, you need 60g of vodka, 60g of tonic water and a thin lime peel spiral: Pour the ingredients into a tall glass filled with ice and garnish with a thin lime peel spiral.
5. Americano
The Americano is a hallmark of Bond's refined drinking style. Bond really begins to appreciate this drink only in A View to a Kill. The Americano is more suitable as an aperitif than the stronger drinks he used to drink before dinner. In addition, we learn that he prefers Perrier. In his opinion, this expensive water was the cheapest way to improve a bad drink.
Cooking:
1. Fill a short wide whiskey glass with ice cubes.
2. Pour campari (30 g) and vermouth (30 g sweet vermouth) on top.
3. Top with soda.
4. Garnish with a lemon peel spiral or an orange slice.
6. Vintage cocktail
Another classic cocktail that 007 occasionally drinks is the 1880s Kentucky. For its preparation, as a rule, bourbon is used, but you can also replace it with another type of whiskey. Bond drinks it at meals or before bed and usually doubles.
Cooking:
1. Place a sugar cube in a short, wide whiskey glass.
2. Dissolve a sugar cube with a beater (15 g of Angostura).
3. Add an orange slice.
4. Mix, fill the glass with ice cubes.
5. Add bourbon (90 g).
6. Garnish with a second orange slice.
7. Stinger
Bond not only drinks it with Tiffany in Diamonds Are Forever, but also orders it at Thunderball along with coffee at the Nassau casino bar. The reason why this cocktail didn't make it into the movies seems to be that it's the most unmanly cocktail, despite the formidable name (stinger means "anti-aircraft missile" in English): whiskey is mixed with menthol white cream liqueur and served as a dessert.
To prepare a cocktail, you will need 50 g of brandy and 20 g of menthol white cream liqueur: pour the ingredients into a wide whiskey glass with crushed ice and stir well.
8. Mojito
Mojito was never mentioned in the books, but quite unexpectedly hit the screen. This happened in 2002 in the film "Die Another Day": Bond, getting acquainted with the next one, treats her to a mojito.
This cocktail owes its origin to Cuba. After the daiquiri, it was Hemingway's second favorite drink, and since the 1980s has become the most fashionable exotic cocktail. In addition, it is very easy to prepare.
To prepare a cocktail, you will need 2 tsp. sugar, 6-8 mint leaves, soda, 1 lime, cut in half, 60 g of rum, sprig of mint for decoration.
Cooking:
1. Place the sugar, mint leaves and some soda in a tall glass.
2. Stir well so that the sugar dissolves and the mint gives flavor.
3. Squeeze the juice of a whole lime into a glass, throw half into a glass.
4. Add rum, stir.
5. Fill the glass with ice.
6. Add remaining soda.
7. Garnish with a sprig of mint.
9. Black velvet
The drink was supposedly invented in 1861 during mourning ceremonies in London when Victoria's husband died. Despite this, in the classic English series of novels where so much is drunk, this cocktail is mentioned only once. In Diamonds Are Forever, Bond stops by a London pub for "stuffed crab and a pint of black velvet". For many, the combination of dark beer with champagne may seem strange, but in combination with seafood - this is what you need!
To prepare a cocktail, you will need 120 g of champagne and 120 g of well-chilled dark beer.
10. Negroni
The short and obscure story "Risk" mentions several cocktails, including the Negroni, of course with gin. The very invention of Negroni is attributed to Count Camillo Negroni, in 1920 he ordered an Americano with gin in a cafe in Florence and asked to add Campari there. To prepare a cocktail, you will need 45 g of sweet vermouth, 45 g of campari, 45 g of gin, an orange slice for decoration.
The drink did not appear in the films, although this is very strange: the British came up with an unexpected mixture of beer and champagne more than a hundred years ago. But the cocktail ended up in a book about Bond, which was called "Diamonds are forever." The scout drinks it once per book during his short stay in London before the next assignment. We cannot lose sight of Black Velveteen due to its uniqueness and ease of preparation.
Ingredients:
120 ml of champagne;
120 ml dark stout.
Cooking:
1. Pour champagne into a glass. 2. Slowly start pouring chilled beer into the champagne. 3. We drink a cocktail. 4. If you like it, you can experiment by increasing the volume of champagne, but not beer. Otherwise it will be tasteless.
Champagne with beer
The second favorite cocktail of the legendary agent is the Black Velvet mix, which is prepared on the basis of dark beer and chilled champagne. As it turned out later, this strong drink occupies a leading position in the list of favorite drinks of connoisseurs of Japanese cuisine. This alcoholic drink perfectly copes with thirst, quickly invigorates and gives vitality.
Required Ingredients
Manufacturing sequence
- First of all, we send a capacious glass or a beer mug to the freezer and leave it there for 10-13 minutes.
- Carefully fill the cold container with champagne, pouring it along the wall of the glass so that it does not foam much.
- Pour the same amount of dark beer over the sparkling alcohol very slowly, also trying not to foam the added alcohol.
- Dip into the prepared mix required amount ice cubes and enjoy the hot drink.
Brandy with cream
This magnificent James Bond mix, made from brandy and cream, not only has an amazing, unique taste, but also perfectly warms in chilly weather. The legendary agent coped with a cold more than once and instantly regained his ideal shape by drinking a couple of servings of such a cocktail in a row.
Required Ingredients
Manufacturing sequence:
- Pour water into a small saucepan, then add cocoa powder and granulated sugar.
- Bring the liquid to a boil over medium heat, then reduce the heat to a minimum and boil the drink for another couple of minutes.
- The resulting mixture is set aside in a cool place, allowing the liquid to cool to room temperature naturally.
- In a shaker, alternately pour cream, strong alcohol and add the cooled cocoa drink.
- Drop the ice cubes last and shake the ingredients for at least a minute and a half.
- Pour the resulting alcoholic drink into a pre-chilled glass.
- To give the alcohol a special piquant flavor, sprinkle the snow-white surface with ground nutmeg or cinnamon.
James Bond's first cocktail
Let me remind you that the films were created based on the books of Ian Fleming. So, the very first cocktail ordered by James Bond was the Americano cocktail. For some reason, films about a licensed killer almost never mention this drink. Here is the recipe for this cocktail: put ice cubes in a tall glass, pour thirty milliliters of Campari aperitif and dry vermouth onto them. These two alcoholic drinks are the main ingredients of the Americano cocktail. And the non-alcoholic important component is soda, we add it at our discretion. Do not forget to decorate the edge of the glass with a circle of lemon or orange. You can also use a ribbon from the peel of any of the citrus fruits.
James Bond Cocktail Vodka Martini
We need to pour seventy-five milliliters of vodka and fifteen of dry vermouth into a shaker, shake them well with crushed ice for a few seconds, and then pour into a pre-chilled martini glass, which we decorate with one olive or one slice of lemon.
James Bond drank this cocktail in the movie You Only Live Twice. Another cocktail with a martini - "Vesper Martini" agent used in the novel (there are more than forty of these novels, by the way, can you imagine?) "Casino Royale". Here is the prescription.
James Bond Vesper Martini Cocktail
We need a blender. We fill its bowl halfway with ice, pour three alcoholic ingredients in the following proportions for each serving of the cocktail: Gordon’s gin, Lillet wine, vodka - 6:2:1. That is, for example, thirty milliliters of gin, ten milliliters of wine, a teaspoon of vodka - it will turn out to be quite a small portion of each cocktail. James Bond drank more. Although the cocktail is quite strong, each serving can be made more voluminous: sixty milliliters of gin, twenty wine and ten vodka for one “dose”. After a rather long mixing of all the ingredients of the cocktail in a blender, pour the cooled mixture into a glass. We decorate it with a ribbon of lemon or orange peel.
James Bond cocktail from "For Your Eyes Only"
It's about a cool cocktail "Brandy Alexander". Cool - because for the stern gentleman James Bond, a cocktail that should be eaten with chocolate somehow looks too glamorous. Anyway. Perhaps the film reflected the preferences of the director, and not the hero of the series.
We make this James Bond cocktail as follows: put crushed ice in a shaker, add thirty milliliters of brandy, cream and chilled cocoa. Shake, pour into a pre-chilled glass, sprinkle the cocktail with a pinch of ground nutmeg on top. And, as you already understood, we have a snack after eating - or rather, during eating - chocolate.
Easiest James Bond Cocktail
James Bond used this cocktail not in the film, but in one of the novels - namely, in the novel Diamonds Are Forever. And this is really a very simple recipe, since the drink consists of only two ingredients poured directly into the glass: it is champagne and stout. There is no need to be afraid, the stout can be replaced with any dark beer. Just a reminder of what kind of drink it is:
Stout (English stout) is a dark beer brewed using roasted malt obtained by roasting barley grain, with the addition of caramel malt. Originally brewed in Ireland as a type of porter.
So we pour one hundred and twenty milliliters of chilled champagne into our glass, and then very carefully and slowly to prevent active foaming - dark beer, also one hundred and twenty milliliters. That's all. We drink and imagine ourselves on a responsible task.
In the movie "Die Another Day" James Bond chose the Mojito cocktail, in the novel "Dr. No" - gin and tonic. Most often in books, he uses soda with scotch (Scotch whiskey), and the movie James Bond uses an Old Fashioned cocktail.
However, to feel like James Bond, some people just need one hundred grams of vodka.
And in conclusion, see how a real specialist makes a James Bond cocktail:
How to drink a cocktail
A martini cocktail with vodka is considered a long drink. In order to fully enjoy all the taste richness of the drink, it should be drunk slowly, in small sips. Despite its strength, "vodkatini" does not require any snacks. Initially, the olive was used in the recipe solely as a decoration, but in recent times it has become an actual mini-snack that perfectly complements the aftertaste.
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The components of the drink must be chilled, this makes it easier and more enjoyable. The glass is also recommended to pre-cool. As everyone knows, cold drinks are difficult to mix. It is for this reason that "vodkatini" consists of layers of two strong drinks. If you enjoy this drink correctly, in small sips, and if you strictly follow all the proportions of the classic recipe, each sip will bring a lot of taste pleasure to the receptors.
Tip: To fully experience the unique aftertaste of vodkatini, it is recommended to drink the drink through a cocktail straw.
History of origin and name
The cocktail owes its birth to an American bartender, his name has not gone down in history. It was invented in the 50s in America.
In an earlier version, vermouth was mixed with gin, but this variation was not popular.
Well, no matter how well prepared your Martini is, it appreciates The best way, right? It was Ernest Hemingway, an American writer who once told the truth - why not perfect? – Martini must contain more Vermouth than Gin, otherwise Vermouth will be just a “shadow” of the bottle on Gin. And he also, when asked about dosages, said the famous phrase.
Cocktail of "Martini" and Schweppes "Broken Heart"
If you are lost in the African jungle or the Sahara desert, do not despair. This anecdote stems from one of the biggest controversies involving Martinis: the ideal dosage of ingredients. Of course, the recipe mentioned above is based on the experience shared in different bars by different bartenders and experts on the subject, but when it comes to making a drink that trusts these measures, doesn't it?
When martini made friends with vodka, the cocktail came to life.
Most interesting, what is the name of the vodka and martini cocktail?
In foreign bars, and especially in American ones, it is called "Vodkini" or "Vodkatini", both names are correct.
Martini with vodka is a James Bond cocktail, it is with agent 007 that the drink is associated. In all Bond films, the hero savored a cocktail in a beautiful glass.
Martini cocktail with Matador whiskey
Some famous names have been Martini fans, from fantasy to our real world. The Vodka Martini Bond is perhaps the most iconic, but beyond that, Luis Buñuel, the Spanish director, made Martinis an integral part of the creative process. Writers such as Noel Coward and Somerset Maugham, both Englishmen, have also been enamored with the varied Martini blends.
History of the vodka martini cocktail
Martini secret - the most valuable drink in the world? Perhaps the elegance, the sophistication, in addition, is distinguished by a unique and strong aroma that evokes unique sensations in the palate and smell, making each drink even more special. Why does the Dirty Martini get this nomenclature? Well, actually, Dirty can also mean something unclean, or it hasn't been completely cleaned.
And always asked to mix, but do not shake. Thanks to an MI6 agent, in our bars the drink has acquired the name "007".
Ingredients and cooking features 007
To prepare the classic "Vodkini" you will need:
- martini - 15 ml;
- vodka - 70 ml;
- ice - 6 cu.
This drink belongs to long drinks, and is served in a classic Martini Glass or in a whiskey glass.
Regardless, the truth is that it's a name that stands for only a subtle difference in preparation between Dry and Dirty, as one carries acidic tones to wear orange liqueur while the other tends to be salty, with olive brine. No matter what Martini makes your evening happier, your request will always be accurate when it comes to impressing people.
Don't hesitate and prepare the best kind of martini you like: yours! Below we have a video by bartender Clarissa Kinder showing you how to make a delicious Dirty Martini. It was a mixture of ganglim in Portuguese – equal parts London Dry Gin, noir prat vermouth and orange bitter. After ice cream, it was prepared and served in a cold glass.
The recipe for a martini cocktail with vodka, although simple, has some zest in preparation. The technology of preparation affects the sensations when tasting the drink.
The first way, when all the ingredients are thoroughly shaken in a shaker, and poured into a drink glass, Vodkatini will have a uniform taste.
In the second method, ice is placed in a martini glass and vermouth is poured on top, everything is thoroughly mixed with a spoon.
For bar patrons who asked for options, he added. At the same time that it became known all over the world, mainly thanks to the cinema, versions began to appear that changed the ingredients, proportions, and to the method of preparation. One of the latest has been substituting gin for vodka and beating the mix rather than tinkering with tradition followed by bartenders. Purists say that a cocktail whose base is another drink cannot be considered a true martini, except for minor variations in design, indicated by proper names.
Thus, the required temperature of the drink is reached. Vodka is poured into the martini, but in no case should the ingredients be shaken.
Vodka should be around 0°C. The trick is that cold liquids do not mix and if they are not shaken, you get a kind of sandwich of drinks.
At the bottom there will be vermouth with melt water, and on top there will be stronger alcohol, so the fullness of sensations is guaranteed.
Dickens - Martini with olives "Gibson" - Martini with two onions "Franklin" - Martini with two olives "Buck Eye" - Martini with olives "Naked" - Martini without vermouth. The lower the amount of vermouth added to the gin, the drier the mixture will be, as the drink requirements are very specific at the level desired. As a reference, 20% comes in "dry" vermouth, a few drops in "extra-dry" and nothing in "extra, extra dry". Bartenders and fanatical fanatics often try to outdo themselves with their theories on how to prepare a martini dryer to the best of their ability.
Vodkatini cocktail recipe
- 50 ml of vodka;
- 1 drop of vermouth;
- pitted olive for decoration;
- ice cubes.
Cooking:
- Fill a mixing glass with ice and stir until a little water appears at the bottom and the glass is completely chilled.
- Pour out the water and refill the glass with ice.
- Add dry vermouth and keep stirring.
- Separate the resulting liquid and add some ice again.
- Pour the vodka here and stir in a circular motion until it is completely cooled (take care that the ice does not break, and the vodka is not heavily diluted with the resulting liquid).
- Pour the prepared drink into a chilled cone-shaped glass and garnish with a pitted olive and (or) a slice of lemon.
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Vesper martini
The most dramatic of all the cocktails that Mr. Bond drank. People first heard about him back in 1953, when Ian Fleming's first novel about agent 007, Casino Royale, came out. We learn the recipe for this drink from chapter 7, and it is named after main character novel Vesper Lind - Bond's mistress. The girl he wanted to build a future with turned out to be a double agent working against a spy. After the truth was revealed, Vesper died.
Ingredients:
45 ml of gin;
15 ml of vodka;
7 ml dry martini;
5 g lemon zest;
300 g ice cubes.
Cooking:
1. Pour gin, vodka and martini into a mixing glass; shake it all up well. 2. Fill the cocktail glass with ice cubes. 3. Pour the liquid from the glass into the glass. 4. We draw zest along the edge of the entire glass, decorate it with it.
Other Ways to Make Vodkatini
Since this alcoholic drink is quite strong, about 30-35 degrees, there is a martini cocktail with vodka and juice.
It is softer and more delicate in taste. In conjunction with orange juice"007" becomes "Enjoyment". It is prepared in this way:
- vodka - 30 ml;
- martini - 60 ml;
- orange juice - 60 ml;
One of them is attributed to Winston Churchill, the great amateur who personally prepared them. He is said to have put a clean glass in the glass and then glanced quickly at the bottle of vermouth across the room. The recipe sends 8 parts of gin for 2 vermouth, but is allowed to reduce it at will.
Gin and vermouth should be placed on 4 ice cubes in a glass and stirred with a spoon for about 30 seconds, making for a classic ice-cold cocktail glass and served with a green olive, preferably stuffed. Anyone who does not prepare this way will certainly not drink a drink that has been consecrated as an icon among all others. Today is training day and James Blonde's famous dry martini cocktail is being prepared. As usual, let's leave a special video teaching step by step and showing the necessary ingredients.
All ingredients are mixed together and served in a glass. Juice can be to your taste.
If you mix dry martini, vodka, pineapple juice, lime together, then this 007 will acquire a bright and rich taste.
Thanks to pineapple juice and lime, the shake has a tropical flavor.
Of these, you can easily prepare "007" at home.
Drinks used to make dry martinis
dried martini recipe
Fill the cup with ice and let it cool while preparing the cocktail. Add 05 ice stones and mixing glass. Take out the ice that was in the cup. Use strainer and strainer to serve in a bowl. Addition: put 02 olives in a stick and toss over the cocktail.
Of course, you have heard about this drink, seen it in some program or movie, and even in some bar that has already been frequented, today we will talk about the trajectory of the famous Dry Martini, the favorite of James Bond.
More for you who are already a fan of this drink, or to know a little about it, do you really know the true story of the Dry Martini? Did you know that it has undergone 6 changes throughout its history? Who invented it and where does it come from? Well, it's important to start by introducing the 6 steps that brought and will develop the Dry Martini, and so it was formed from gum syrup, red vermouth, marashino, kina, and then put an end to vodka.
James Bond cocktail
In the section on the question James Bond's favorite drink? the best answer given by the author is not a vodka martini at all. An in-depth study of Ian Fleming's creative legacy at link showed that agent 007 on average drinks one drink for every seven pages. Of the 317 drinks consumed, Bond's favorite was, without a doubt, whiskey : James drinks whiskey 101 times, of which - 58 bourbons and 38 scotch. Bond, by the way, is not averse to indulging in champagne (thirty glasses), and in one of the books, You Only Live Twice (1964), where the action mainly takes place in Japan, he even tries sake. Which, I must say, is to the taste of the agent: James is applied to sake thirty-five times. Cocktail "vodka + martini", which is considered to be Bond's favorite drink, 007 chooses only nineteen times - and about the same number of times (sixteen) Bond is mixed martini with gin (however, most of these cocktails are served to him by others). The famous phrase "shaken but not mixed" first appears in Diamonds Are Forever (1956), but is not used by Bond himself until Dr. No (1959). The first on-screen Bond to say "shake but not mix" was Sean Connery in Goldfinger (1964), after which the phrase has been present in almost every film. In 2005 National Institute cinematic art overwhelmingly awarded her the 90th place among the greatest cinema quotes of all time. James Bond's personal recipe, invented by him in the first book, Casino Royale (1953), is: vodka and half a Kina Lillet. Shake well, chill to ice and add a long, thin spiral of lemon peel.” This is the only time Bond mixes gin with vodka. He names his cocktail Vesper, after Vesper Lind, a double agent and his love interest in the novel. By the way, of all the Bond girls, Vesper is the record holder for drinking alcohol. Why is Bond so stubbornly insisting on "shaken" martinis? Strictly speaking, gin + dry vermouth shaken in a shaker is called Bradford. The purists will certainly wrinkle their noses, as the churning-induced influx of air oxidizes—or, as connoisseurs say, "destroys"—the flavor of the gin. However, there is no such problem with vodka: on the contrary, shaking makes the cocktail colder and stronger. Fleming himself preferred martinis precisely shaken and with gin. In a later period of his life, the writer, on the advice of doctors, switched to bourbon, which, in general, explains the addiction of the author's favorite hero. Fleming and Bond - these two knew a lot about life.
How to drink martini with vodka
Here lies the main difference between the English intelligence officer and the Russian one. This cocktail belongs to the long drinks. Therefore, try not to overturn it in one gulp. Not only does a martini glass have a volume of 100 ml, but the British will also suspect that you are not James Bond.
Longdrink martini with vodka
Martinis with vodka are drunk in small sips, without snacks, despite the high alcohol content. The cocktail is served very cold. According to the rules, they even cool the glass for him. The sharp taste of vodka is successfully set off by the sourness of dry vermouth. An olive is added to a glass for beauty, although there are lovers of it.
A simple cocktail recipe makes it easy to make it at home. The original taste and intricacy of the process make it a frequent guest at banquets and parties.
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And of course, the popular name of the cocktail immediately attracts attention.
History of creation
Vesper is Bond's cocktail. The composition of such a drink includes vodka, gin, light French aperitif wine Kin Lille. The cocktail was first mentioned in the seventh chapter of the book Casino Royale, which was released in 1953. The book is written by Ian Fleming. Except for an episode in the book Casino Royale, the Vesper cocktail was not mentioned anywhere else.
In the book, the name of the cocktail was first mentioned when Bond, carried away by the game of poker, asked the bartender to bring him an alcoholic drink, which consisted of vodka, Kin Lille wine, gin and ice. Agent 007 named the cocktail after his lover, Vesper Lind. Of all the Bond girls, Vesper drank the most alcoholic beverages, which is why she is considered the record holder.
The cocktail recipe and its name belong to a friend of the writer Ian Fleming. Translated from of English language Vesper means Evening Star. Further, Fleming began to use the name of the invented drink in his book.
martini cocktail with vodka
There are a lot of varieties of alcoholic drinks. Every alcohol lover contributes to certain types. But along with this, you can also find those who prefer to experiment, create real cocktails with a successful combination of various alcoholic beverages. The list of such successful creations includes a martini cocktail with vodka.
This cocktail impresses even their unusual names. It should be noted that the martini cocktail with vodka, accompanied by several names at the same time, among them: Vodkini, 007.
In bars and restaurants, it is often called 007 because this cocktail was the favorite drink of the famous intelligence agent James Bond. The name Vodkini was created by combining two parts of the stripped-down names of the main components.
Despite the popularity of these two names, 007 chose to call the usual drink and ... the name of a martini cocktail with vodka.
Unfortunately, history is silent that he directly initiated the creation of this cocktail. It is only known that by mixing martini and gin, a cocktail was created that suffered a snapshot of the fiasco, after a long period of time no one dared to create new martini-based cocktails.
However, despite this initial setback, the martini-vodka cocktail was a success. Even more popular will be accompanied only on TV screens by viewers who saw their favorite hero J. Bond with a glass of wine in his hand, in which a martini cocktail with vodka was poured.
Try an exclusive cocktail in any bar, but most want to know the secrets of its preparation, and then surprise your guests during the holidays and vacations.
The basic rule that must be observed when preparing a cocktail is provided by Bond himself. The contents of the cocktail are subject to stirring, but in no case should it be stirred.
Classic vodkini cocktail recipe
The classic cocktail recipe is a little different from what you might understand while watching a Bond movie.
To get a classic version of a vodka and martini cocktail, take:
- pieces of ice;
- vodka - 1 part;
- martini - 2 parts.
Prepared glass put a few ice cubes, pour a tablespoon of martini. Mix everything, carefully introduce with a spoon in a clockwise direction. The mixing process takes about ten seconds.
After that, the martini is poured into the prepared glass, and the remaining ice is now poured into vodka in an amount of about 70 mg. Then again put in ice and stir vodka, in accordance with the same technology.
At the end, vodka is poured into a glass, where martini is already poured.
Pour the contents, being careful not to drop ice cubes into the bowl. Mix two drinks in a glass of wine and add a few drops of juice obtained from a lemon or orange.
Experts say that you can experiment in this matter, getting new amazing aftertastes.
The prepared martini cocktail with vodka is served to the table immediately. The only thing that is allowed is decoration with a glass of cocktail. Decoration options can also be found a lot, but the overall design is through the greenery of olive trees.
