Strain into a martini glass and garnish with a lemon peel, giving it a good. Coconut puree, lime, and lillet blanc pair with gin to make a tart yet tropical drink from duggan mcdonnell of cantina in san franciscoit was the official cocktail of san francisco cocktail week. The vodka cuts back on the herbal notes of the gin. The vesper martini is james bonds most iconicand most. Lillet blanc can be used in a lot of popular cocktails like the sun goddess, absolut cosmo highball, vesper martini and in many other delicious cocktails. Fleming and was first introduced in the 1953 novel, casino royale. This cocktail with its fresh orange juice, herbinfused lillet, and vodka pairs wonderfully with our shrimp salad canapes with endive. Just because the 4th of july weekend is over doesnt mean our look at quick and easy celebratory cocktails has to end.
The lemon twist always goes nicely with a ginbased martini. In a cocktail shaker, pour one dose of olive oil, one of balsamic vinegar and one dose of lillet rouge. Colleen graham is a cocktail expert, professional bartender, and cookbook author with over 10 years of experience in the foodwriting world. Vesper martini from casino royal ian flemming 1953 made by rusty from the cocktail lore podcast. This grapefruit lillet cocktail recipe was originally published in march 2012, but has been updated with new photos and content in 2020. The vesper james bonds great contribution to the drinking world, much better, if less famous, than his vodka martini. Grapefruit lillet cocktail recipe we are not martha. The lillet adds more sweetness and tropical aromas lychee than dry vermouth. Best martini cookbook ever for beginners martini cocktail book, chocolate martini book, vodka martini recipe book, martini recipe book with pictures book 1 ms.
The formulations of its ingredients have changed since its original publication in print, and so some modern bartenders have created new versions which attempt to more closely mimic the original taste. While bond likes his vesper shaken, not stirred, the rules of good cocktail making suggest that cocktails. Cover with shaved parmesan use a potato peeler or cheese grater to make the shavings. The history of the vesper cocktail make me a cocktail. Citrusy and spicy, with a honeyed texture and the golden color of a summer sunset, lillet blanc is the perfect predinner patio drink for a lazy june day. The white stripe on the french flag represents freedom, and so with this cocktail we offer the modern drinker the freedom to do things differently, enjoying lillet in a martini rather than vermouth. Cocchi americano is supposed to be the vesper martini s best aperitif vs. Just for the sake of some history on the origin of the drink, the drink recipe was introduced in chapter seven of the book, but was not named until chapter eight, when james bond meets the double agent vesper lynd there is also a story which says that the drink was originally made by gilberto preti. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and twist a large swatch of thincut lemon peel over the top. Stir until wellchilled, then strain into a martini glass or coupe and garnish with a lemon twist. Add salt and pepper and mix well, then pour the seasoning over the lettuce. Combine ingredients in a mixing glass and fill with ice. The vesper gin, vodka and lillet james bonds vodka martini, from vintage spirits and forgotten cocktails.
To remedy, punch suggests upping the proportion of lillet. A lightly spiced, bitter aperitif wine, lillet rouge is often overlooked within the lillet family, passed over in favor of its brighter, pastelhued siblings. Absolut grapefruit, cucumber juice, lillet blanc, elderflower liqueur, lemon juice, simple syrup, soda water. Add ingredients to ice filled mixing glass, shake, and strain into chilled martini glass. Best martini cookbook ever for beginners martini cocktail book, chocolate martini book, vodka martini recipe book, martini recipe book with pictures book. Produced in bordeaux since 1872, this classic french winebased aperitif is deliciously refreshing all on its own either served chilled with a twist of orange, or poured over ice with a splash of club soda. Heres a light and lovely 3ingredient cocktail to toast the occasion. The vesper martini is super easy to make and requires only three simple ingredients. The notoriety of the vesper martini is the direct result of it being featured in casino royale and while bond went on to drink other cocktails, his preference for shaken not stirred proved enduring. The vesper first appeared in his book casino royale, which was. The vesper or vesper martini is a cocktail that was originally made of gin, vodka, and kina lillet. While bonds signature drink, by his instructions, could technically qualify. This is the cocktail request copied around the world as secret service agent 007 prefers his vesper martini be shaken, not stirred. And yes, they did come up with two more lillet cocktails.
In the usa a booklet titled the lillet book of apertif cocktails was distributed with bottles of lillet. The youngest of the lillet family, lillet rose was launched in may 2012 and was the first new product to be released from lillet in over 50 years. Theres all kinds of fun details about this drink because its a james bond drink, and is enjoying a new popularity thanks to an especially memorable scene in the first movie of the daniel craig era, casino royale. If i could only drink one cocktail for the rest of my life, it would probably be grapefruit. Lillet corpse reviver 3 cl lillet blanc 3 cl gin 3 cl triple sec 0,2 cl zitronensaft 0,75 cl zuckersirup 2 spritzer pernod garnitur. In bryces copy of casino royale fleming inscribed for. Invented by the bond man himself, ian fleming, in the first bond novel, casino royale, this drinks adds a little bit of vodka, gin, and lillet blanc, which is working. Add gin, lillet blanc, coconut puree, lime juice, and the sugar syrup.
Add gin, vodka, and lillet blanc and, using a bar spoon, rapidly stir 50 times in a circular motion the outside of the shaker will become very cold and frosty. How to make the lilletput martini by lilliput dorset gin cocktail recipe. Vesper martini a martini best shaken, not stirred with gin. The vesper martini is shaken in a cocktail shaker over ice traditional martinis are stirred to avoid diluting the cocktail with ice chips and garnished with lemon peel to echo the citrusy lillet. Also, while kina lillet was discontinued in 1986, lillet blanc is an. Grand marnier and lillet blanc raspberry peach cocktail foodie and wine lillet blanc, seltzer water, mandarine, fresh raspberries, superfine sugar and 3 more french 75 en blanc good housekeeping. Stir well until chilled, about 20 seconds, and strain into chilled cocktail glass. The vesper martini is the drink that is made famous by james bond in the novel casino royale. Introduced to the world in 1953 in casino royalethe first book in what.
The vesper martini is a cocktail that needs no introduction for fans of ian flemings james bond novels. In flemings 1953 novel casino royale, bond ordered the following yetunnamed cocktail from a bartender. Golden lillet martini this goldenhued cocktail is made with dark brown sugar, aged rhum agricole, lillet and limoncello for a bright finish. It is possibly the most famous drink order in history, its extremely precise, and recreating the vesper martini at home is easier than you think. Three measures of gordons, one of vodka, half a measure of kina lillet. Grand marnier and lillet blanc raspberry peach cocktail foodie and wine. Theres another lillet cocktail we really like, invented in the 1930s at the. Delicious on the rocks, with a twist, or mixed into a martini like this. The louisville cocktail is not quite as old, but the depth of flavors is befitting such a historic location. Where i live and work, i could not legally serve mr. Maraschinokirsche alle zutaten in einen cocktail shaker geben. In a mixing glass filled with ice, add the gin, vodka and lillet blanc. As has been retold a zillion times, the vesper martini is the cocktail ordered by james bond in the first book.
As a fan of lillet blanc, i was eager to try it with a spirit aside from my customary gin. James bonds vesper martini cocktail recipe the spruce eats. Every james bond fan will recognize the lines in this recipe as the first martini bond ordered in ian flemings 1953 book, casino royale. Vesper martini cocchi americano or lillet blanc winner. The formula for lillet has since changed, circa mid1980s, making way for a new lighter, sweeter version with a lower dosage of quinine. After all, bastille days just around the corner, storming in next thursday, july 14th. Vesper cocktail recipe lillet blanc, kina lillet or cocchi americano. Lillet blanc is a slightly viscous, honeynosed drink with a lot of orange and lemon notes, as well as herbs mint and pine come up and white flowers jasminegardenia type tropical ones. Named for king louis xvi of france, the city was founded in 1778 by george rogers clark. How to host the holidays, beyond a golden lillet martini. Lets create the traditional james bond vesper and taste the different and pick a winner. The vesper martini is famous if not for the cocktail, certainly for how it was ordered.
Metropolitan cocktail black currant vodka, lillet, lime juice mrs. In actuality, the book version of the vesper was created by flemings friend ivar bryce. Made from basil haydens bourbon, lillet rouge vermouth and lillet blanc vermouth, and served in a chilled cocktail glass. How to make the lilletput martini by lilliput dorset gin cocktail. This classic cocktail was not created by some superstar mixologist in a highclass bar, or adapted from some ancient naval recipe. Lillet rouge is amber to garnet in tone and sweeter than its white counterpart, with dominant notes of raspberry and cherry rather than orange and more ginger and nutmeg on. While you may find slight variations from one recipe to the next, this is perhaps the most common, modern version of a vesper martini.
Cut the gem lettuces in four and arrange in a dish. A finalist for the worlds best martini challenge, 2018, london. As has also been recounted many times, one of the key ingredients, kina lillet, was pulled from sale many years ago, rendering the vesper martini that james drank that day a lost treasure. Vesper martini cocktail recipe wine enthusiast magazine. Like so many of bonds love interests vesper turns out to be a double agent and the book closes with his words, the bitch is dead now. In the book, bond asks the casino barman for a dry martini, then spells out his recipe. The vesper, also known as the vesper martini, was made famous by james bond. Lillet even makes an appearance in a famous martini. Interpreting bonds vesper martini the kina lillet that bond speaks of can be found today labeled as white or blanc lillet pronounced leelay.