Ever wonder what was special about James Bond that made every woman want him and every guy want to be him? The suits? 007 number? License to kill? Fancy gadgets? All wrong. It is that suave, sophisticated martini he drinks.
The drink was invented by author Ian Fleming in the 1953 novel Casino Royale.
Ian writes:
"A dry martini," [Bond] said. "One. In a deep champagne goblet."
"Oui, monsieur."
"Just a moment. 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. Got it?"
"Certainly, monsieur." The barman seemed pleased with the idea.
"Gosh, that's certainly a drink," said Leiter.
Bond names it the Vesper, after his character’s love in the novel. This martini is different then the standard Bond martini because it uses both gin and vodka, Kina Lillet for dry vermouth, and lemon peel for the basic olive. There is many debate over the Vesper because it was only used once in the novels and Bond resorted back to his vodka martinis.
At this point most people are more astounded that the 007 movies are actually based off of novels. Daniel Craig, in the film Casino Royal, truly made the Vesper Martini famous. During a heated poker match, he stops to order a dry martini: 3 measures of Gordon’s, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet; shake it up over ice and add a thin slice of lemon peel. Wait, sound familiar? No matter where you herd it, you too can feel like a secret agent when you order this drink.
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