🔫 Vesper

James Bond's original creation – shaken, not stirred

🌿 Literary Classic

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Add all ingredients to a shaker.
  2. Fill with ice and shake until ice cold.
  3. Strain into a chilled martini glass.
  4. Garnish with a large, thin slice of lemon peel.

Pro Tips

📖 Casino Royale (1953)

"Three measures of Gordon's, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it very well until it's ice-cold, then add a large thin slice of lemon peel."

🔄 Modern Adaptation

Gordon's was 47% ABV in 1953 (now 37.5%). Kina Lillet no longer exists. Use a high-proof gin like Tanqueray and add a dash of quinine or Cocchi Americano to approximate the original.

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