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Bracing and crisp
Vodka and Gin
Discover a twist on the classic Martini, created by Ian Fleming in Casino Royale – a bold, elegant cocktail with a literary legacy.
How To Make It
Ingredients
- 60ml gin
- 20ml vodka
- 10ml Cocchi Americano
- Cubed ice
- lemon twist
Equipment
- cocktail stirring glass
- julep strainer
- Martini glass
- bar spoon
Method
- Pour the gin, vodka and Cocchi into the chilled stirring glass.
- Fill the stirring glass with ice.
- Stir until 'it's ice cold'.
- Strain into the chilled Martini glass.
- Garnish with a large thin slice of lemon peel. Got it?
Did you know?
The original recipe appears in Ian Fleming's Casino Royale, with Bond ordering a dry Martini before changing his mind: "Just a moment. 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 peel. Got it?". Kina Lillet is no longer available, so we've substituted in Cocchi Americano, the closest we've found to it. We've also gone for Tanqueray gin, Gordon's big brother, and opted for a stirred drink – a great writer he might have been, but we like this version of the drink better than his.Make this Cocktail
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Drinks
Tanqueray No.10 Gin
A super-premium small-batch Tanqueray gin named after the No.10 still in which it is made. A superbly controlled explosion of botanical flavours, with much more citrus character than its Export Strength cousin.
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Ketel One Vodka
A meticulously crafted vodka from a Dutch distillery that has remained a family business for 10 generations since 1691. Introduced in the UK in 1999 after massive US success.
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Aperitivo Cocchi Americano
Sending the UK cocktail fraternity into a frenzy of anticipation, the famed Cocchi Americano has finally hit these shores. It's acclaimed as the most credible alternative to the long-discontinued Kina Lillet due to its high levels of cinchona, the fiercely bitter bark used to make quinine. This makes Cocchi Americano essential in recreating James Bond's Vesper Martini and the legendary Corpse Reviver #2 from The Savoy Cocktail Book. A big and orangey aperitif, in a similar style to Lillet Blan
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Equipment
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Cocktail Elephant Biwa Lake / Large Mixing Glass
A large-sized mixing glass from multi-award-winning German glass producer Eisch. This is the version with diagonal lines.
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Cocktail Elephant Julep Strainer
A great cocktail strainer from Cocktail Elephant, specially shaped for use with a mint julep before straws were invented.
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Stainless Steel Cocktail Spoon / 45cm
A 45cm bar spoon with a twisted shaft and round end – perfect for layering cocktails.
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Glasses
Luigi Bormioli Mixology Martini Glass / 21cl
This stylish Martini mixing glass is perfect for entertaining and won’t break the bank.
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