Vesper

This drink, also called a Vesper Martini, sounds mysterious. It was made famous by James Bond in the novel and movie Casino Royale, when the character Vesper Lynd asks James Bond if he named the drink after her “because of the bitter aftertaste” to which he replies that he named it for her, “because once you have tasted it, you won’t drink anything else.”

Ingredients

• 3 ounces Bombay Sapphire gin
• 1 ounce Grey Goose vodka
• 1/2 ounce Lillet blanc aperitif
• Garnish: lemon twist

Steps

1. Add the gin, vodka and Lillet blanc into a mixing glass with ice and stir until well-chilled.
2. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
3. Express the oils from a lemon twist over the drink, rub the twist along the rim of the glass and drop it into the cocktail.