Oh yeah! My holidays are starting soon, like really soon…they are starting right about…now! It is thus time to tell you about the challenge I’ve thrown in my own face: the Martini Marathon! For the next month or so, in which I’m off work (yeah I know, amazing right! sorry guys at the office, don’t hate me 😉 ), I will try a new martini recipe each single day and post it here. When I say martini, I use the word very loosely, what I mean is cocktails that are similar to Martinis…anyway, you’ll see, I’m pretty much making the rules as I go.
For today I really wanted to make the Martinez, which is the grand-father of the Martini. It would’ve been quite appropriate to start with it. Unfortunately I can’t! Ingredients for this old cocktail are rare and hard to find (in the short-term anyway). But this is a story for another time. Instead, tonight I choose a Martini I like very much: the Vesper, also known as the James Bond’s Martini.
For me, this is an all time classic. It’s cold, large, strong and tastes so good. Here is the recipe:
The Vesper (or James Bond’s Martini)
- 3Â parts Gin
- 1 part Vodka
- 1/2 part Lillet
- Lemon peel
Pour all the ingredients in a shaker with cracked ice and shake well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a large thin slice of lemon peel. Et voila! A martini à la James Bond.
By the way, Lillet is a french aperitif wine that isn’t too hard to find.
Enjoy!
The Bosstopus 