Preparation. Fill a glass beaker or cocktail shaker with ice and pour in ½ oz. dry vermouth.Stir 15 seconds, then let sit 30 seconds. Stir again, then strain out and discard vermouth. The Vodka Martini, “shaken not stirred”, is easily the most famous of all Bond’s drinks and ordered some 20 times in the Eon films. Shaking a Martini rather than stirring it will make the drink colder, more aerated and slightly cloudy due to the presence of ice shards. Smirnoff Black, which has a mellow smoothness […] Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the gin, vodka and Lillet Blanc. Shake well and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with the stuffed olives. Courtesy of Belvedere Vodka. Belvedere Vodka. Where Bond drinks it: Bond reverts to his old cocktail habits and sips on a dirty vodka martini while attending a party with Dr. Madeleine Swann Ingredients 3 ounces gin 1 ounce vodka 1/2 ounce Lillet Blanc, or dry vermouth Lemon peel, for garnish Lillet Blanc is classed as an aromatic wine. It’s a blend of 85% of the Semillon Bordeaux region wine and 15% macerated liqueurs, mostly citrus liqueurs using the peels of sweet Spanish/Moroccan oranges and the peels from green Haitian oranges. The mix is then stirred in oak vats until it’s properly blended. Combine 3 oz. gin, 1 oz. vodka, and ½ oz. Lillet Blanc in a cocktail shaker. Fill with ice and shake until well chilled, about 30 seconds. Strain into chilled martini glass or coupe glass The James Bond author spent many an hour sipping on this classic serve. With the new Bond film coming later this year, there’s no better time to learn how to make the perfect Vesper Martini. And there’s no better person to learn from than DUKES Bar Manager Alessandro Palazzi, who talks you through the recipe and his preferred ingredients .

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