'People notice what Bond orders.' ( TIME travels to London to learn how to make the perfect Vesper Martini)Īudiences noticed when, in 2002's Die Another Day, Pierce Brosnan saddled up to the bar and placed an order for a mojito. 'Instead of an action hero chugging a beer or pounding down a shot, it's clear that Ian Fleming started this franchise with a real sense of taste if you'll pardon the pun for fine living and nice drinks,' says Tom Sisson, director of the New York Bartending School. Visibly drunk is a rare look for a character who, over 46 years on the big screen (and 22 official Bond titles), has demonstrated a refined taste for alcohol, ordering libations from Dom Pérignon to mint juleps and influencing a whole generation of fans on what's hip to sip.

( Read Richard Corliss' review of the film)

When asked by a colleague what he's drinking, a foggy Bond can't respond the bartender answers for him. this Friday), 007 sits alone in the first class compartment of an international flight, slamming martinis to forget his worries. I prefer Beefeater, because it’s a very classic London Dry and I can get it in a large bottle for relatively little money (gin be expensive).Follow a scene in the new James Bond movie Quantum of Solace (out in Europe, and premiering in the U.S. Now that we’ve attributed this appropriately, let’s get into how it’s better.įirst things first, we’re going to just acknowledge that we can do better than Gordon’s. Like many of my favorite cocktails, I found out about it through Leandro DiMonriva’s (the current bar manager at Cole’s) cocktail YouTube channel, The Educated Barfly. This is a recipe created by actor, screenwriter, and bartender Brent Falco in 2013, during her tenure as the bar manager at Cole’s French Dip. Now, how to improve this… The Modern Reconstructionįull disclosure: this reconstruction is not my creation. For spirit-forward drinks like this one, stirring will help get the drink even colder and dilute it a little less than shaking (as long as you’re using high-quality ice). My one deviation from the original recipe here is to stir rather than shake.

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