For gin, I’m more of a Bombay or Beefeater guy but Gordon’s doesn’t exactly break the bank so I got that as well while I was on my special trip to get Lillet Blanc at BevMo.Īll in all I’d rather just have a stirred dry gin martini or a dirty martini but then again I’m not a spy. Also, this stuff is rocket fuel, it doesn’t need cinchona bark, it’s 3 parts gin 1 part vodka! I can’t imagine James Bond could stand after 5 let alone 20 before going on a high speed chase in a Aston Martin DB5.Īnother thing we used that James would not have is Tito’s Vodka because, well, that’s what we had on hand. It appears in many of the Bond novels and films but is first described and named in the Casino Royale novel. To be 100% up front and honest we didn’t use the cinchona infused liquor, partly because I didn’t want to do a science experiment just to get shitfaced like 007. It was only in a later chapter, once hed been. Add gin, vodka, Lillet, and the cinchona infusion to a cocktail shaker filled with ice. In Ian Flemings 1953 thriller Casino Royal, this is how James Bond famously invented his signature drink.2-3 Dashes Cinchona Infused Liquor (to taste).

I’d take a nicer picture but my lenses aren’t awesome, also this was my second Vesper in… we’re lucky it’s in focus.