![]() ![]() Photo by Ed Anderson © 2011. Published by Ten Speed Press, a division of Random House, Inc. Photo originally published in Bitters by Brad Thomas Parsons, copyright © 2011. cocktail is made, which specifies shaking. And though Bond said “shake,” we most definitely say, “stir.” The Vesper first appeared in Ian Flemings 1953 James Bond novel Casino Royale, named for double agent Vesper Lynd. However, Cocchi Americano, a bittersweet Italian aperitivo, is probably the most accurate substitute for the Kina Lillet of days gone by. To remedy, PUNCH suggests upping the proportion of Lillet. As such, the classic Vesper specs may drown out the delicacy of Lillet’s contemporary recipe. Some historians have speculated that Bond slipped up in specifying Kina Lillet-a quinine-flavored white wine aperitif whose distillery also produced vermouth-intending for vermouth all along. The formula for Lillet has since changed, circa mid-1980s, making way for a new lighter, sweeter version with a lower dosage of quinine. He specifies a strong formula of vodka, gin and Kina Lillet, “shaken, not stirred,” of course. Apmarks 70 years since Ian Fleming’s novel Casino Royale first introduced the world to the Vesper Martini.In the book, Fleming’s famed spy James Bond orders a drink that. A true Bond-style cocktail, the Vesper was first mentioned by writer Ian Fleming in his 1953 novel, Casino Royale, as a drink order detailed by Bond himself.
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