Best Vesper Cocktail Recipes
VESPER COCKTAIL
Invented by James Bond in the 1953 novel Casino Royale, the vesper today uses Lillet Blanc since Kina Lillet is no longer made. The resulting cocktail is delicious and potent.
Provided by Allrecipes
Categories Drinks Recipes Cocktail Recipes Vodka Drinks Recipes
Time 5m
Yield 1
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Combine gin, vodka, and Lillet in a cocktail mixing glass. Add ice and stir until chilled. Strain into chilled cocktail glass.
- Garnish with an orange twist.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 289.4 calories, Carbohydrate 1.5 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 0.1 g, Sodium 9.6 mg
VESPER
The original recipe for the Vesper was created not by a bartender but by popular spy novelist Ian Fleming. In Fleming's 1953 book Casino Royale, Agent 007 instructs the bartender to prepare him a Martini with "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." Bond named this drink after Vesper Lynd, his first love interest in the series. Kina Lillet vermouth, with its flavor notes of quinine, no longer exists, so we replaced it with Lillet Blanc and a dash of Angostura bitters. We opted for a blend of Charbay clear vodka and Plymouth Navy Strength gin to finish off our interpretation. This is the cocktail that introduced the phrase "shaken, not stirred," which changed Martini drinking forever. Thank you, Mr. Bond.
Yield makes 1 drink
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Pour the vodka, gin, Lillet Blanc, and bitters into a mixing glass. Add large cold ice cubes and shake vigorously. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with the lemon twist.
- Dominant Flavors: clean citrus and light botanicals
- Body: ice cold, mellow
- Dryness: dry
- Complexity: low with straightforward flavors
- Accentuating or Contrasting Flavors: slight acidity and fruit from vermouth
- Finish: short, mouth-cleansing with hint of orange
- Glass: cocktail
VESPER MARTINI
While most martinis are stirred, here we shake it up to open up the flavours. We've used a Bordeaux-blend vermouth, with aromas of fruit, honey and pines
Provided by Dustin Macmillan
Categories Cocktails, Drink
Time 5m
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Pour all the ingredients into a cocktail shaker, add cubed ice and shake for 10-15 seconds.
- Double strain by using the regular strainer in your cocktail shaker and holding a fine mesh strainer over your glass. Pour through both strainers into a martini coupe glass.
- Release the oils from the lemon by pinching the skin and spraying over the glass. Place within the glass.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 217 calories, Carbohydrate 0.3 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 0.3 grams sugar, Sodium 0.01 milligram of sodium
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