Secret Agent Bond, James Bond was born in 1953 thanks to the writer Ian Fleming. He provided a fictional character with a long life. Bond became the subject of 12 novels and two collections of short stories. His adventures have been adapted for television, radio, comics, video games, but 23 films have become the most popular. Bond is the longest-running film series in the history of cinema.
Ian Fleming
Ian Fleming created agent 007 in his own image and likeness, giving him his own features and habits. Bond is a hundredfold improved copy of the writer himself, this is who Fleming really wanted to be - a superman without fear and reproach, a playboy and conqueror of women's hearts, a gentleman to the bone.
“Bond is the sort of man that every woman secretly dreams of. He leads the life that every man would like to lead... Wouldn't any of us prefer to enjoy gourmet cuisine, stay in first-class hotels and drive expensive cars? He dresses in Savile Road, I dress in Cork Street. It's somewhat cheaper”- this is how the writer himself spoke about his character.
Ian Fleming was born, as they say, with a silver spoon in his mouth. His grandfather was a financier and banker, his father was a member of parliament. Having studied at Eton and at the Sandhurst Military Academy and never completed a full course anywhere (women and booze interfered), Fleming worked for several years as a journalist in the Reuters and Times news agencies. On the eve of the Second World War, in May 1939, Fleming joined the British Navy, where he served in the intelligence line. In Her Majesty's secret service, the future writer participated in the development and conduct of intelligence operations. It is said that his colorful reports were read by the entire intelligence department, and the experience gained was later useful for describing the adventures of the most famous spy.
fateful novel "Casino Royale" Fleming wrote after retiring from his Goldeneye bungalow in Jamaica. Answering the question of what prompted him to take up the creation of the book, the writer frankly said:
I was on the eve of my marriage, and I was not comfortable with this prospect, because I had led the life of a bachelor for a very long time. I wanted to escape from this painful situation, and I decided to write a book. So Bond was the shock of getting married at 43.
Unsinkable agent 007 triumphantly began to conquer the world. Fleming, with enviable methodicalness, worked out one novel a year, and openly said that he wrote for pleasure and money. A heavy smoker and drinker (a day's worth of a bottle of gin), Fleming died at the age of 56 from a heart attack. It happened on August 12, 1964, but even 50 years after the death of the author, the super spy he invented is one of the most popular literary and film heroes in the world.
Meticulous researchers of the legacy of Ian Fleming have calculated that Bond drinks alcohol, on average, on every seventh page, and in the movies he drinks every 24 minutes.
The famous phrase " Mix but do not shake ” (Shaken not stirred) became the hallmark of James Bond. She first appeared in the book Diamonds Are Forever (1956), but received star status after the release of the film Goldfinger (1964), where Sean Connery speaks it. Since then, it has been featured in films all the time. The phrase has become so hackneyed that in the movie "Casino Royale" James Bond (Daniel Craig) to the bartender's ironic question " Mix but don't shake? replies irritably“Yes, it doesn’t matter!”
Actually shake and stirre- two methods of making cocktails, well known to bartenders. “Shake” means that the ingredients of the cocktail must be mixed in a shaker, shaking vigorously, with a sufficient amount of ice cubes, and “stirre” means to mix in a special mixing glass.
The discerning Bond connoisseur knows perfectly well that a cocktail shaken in a shaker cools better and has a more uniform taste.
Bond's favorite cocktail “Vodka Martini”
(mentioned 19 times in novels, featured 20 times in films)
Ingredients :
- Vodka - 50 ml.
- Martini Extra Dry - 25 ml.
- Olive - 1 pc.
Put 4-5 ice cubes in a shaker. Pour in vodka and martini. Shake the mixture vigorously for about ten seconds. Pour into a glass. Garnish with an olive.
In principle, any dry vermouth is suitable for making this cocktail. It is only necessary to observe the proportions: vodka - 2/3 parts, dry vermouth - 1/3 part.
Bond not only appreciates well-made cocktails, but he is also able to create an author's recipe himself.
In chapter 7 of the novel Casino Royale, the super spy gives a detailed description of the cocktail he invented.
Bond ... looked at the bartender carefully.
- A dry martini. In a big glass.
— Oui, monsieur.
- One second, not yet. Three fingers of Gordon, one of vodka, half a finger of Kina Lillet. Shake well in a shaker, and then put a large slice of lemon. Remember?
"Order accepted, monsieur," the bartender said, and looked respectfully at Bond.
“Damn it, this is the recipe!” Leiter exclaimed.—When I'm gathering my strength," Bond said with a smile, "I never drink more than one glass before dinner. But I like it to be a big glass of a very strong, cold and very well prepared cocktail. I hate half-heartedness in everything. Especially if the taste of the cocktail suffers from it. By the way, I invented it myself. I’ll definitely patent it as soon as I choose a name.”.
Bond named Vesper cocktail (evening star) in honor of Vesper Lind: “ Vesper - beautiful and very suitable for that afternoon hour in which from now on the whole world will drink my cocktail". The International Association of Bartenders has included the Vesper cocktail in the official list in the category "drinks of the new time".
The tragically deceased lover of Bond and part-time double agent became the only woman whom the incorrigible conqueror of hearts truly fell in love with. In the film "Casino Royale" her role was played by French actress and model Eva Green. Interestingly, of all the Bond girls, only Vesper is not inferior to him in terms of the amount of alcohol consumed.
One of the ingredients of the Vesper cocktail Kina Lillet belongs to the family of French aperitifs (a mixture of Bordeaux wines and citrus liqueurs with the addition of quinine). Currently refers to lost ingredients. In 1980, the company that produced the drink changed its composition, reducing bitterness and increasing the fruit component. The updated aperitif began to come out under the name Lille Blanc .
But in the novel Diamonds Are Forever, Bond drinks an unthinkable British mix of beer and champagne - a cocktail Black Velvet.
“Bond's tanned face relaxed.
“Well, Bill,” he said. “If that’s the only thing, then I’m ready to treat you to dinner.” Anyway, today is my turn, and besides, I would like to mark this task. After all, it means that for the summer I am free from all paperwork. Let's go to Scott's where they serve stuffed crabs for a pint of Black Velvet. You took a stone from my soul. I thought there was something wrong here.”
This famous drink was invented in 1861 in London. Brooks's Club. In Britain at this time, mourning was observed on the occasion of the death of the husband of Queen Victoria, Prince Consort Albert. The bartender of the club announced that even champagne should be in mourning and mixed it with dark beer. The new cocktail was to your taste, and Black Velvet
became extremely popular. In Germany, this cocktail became known under the name "Bismarck", because, according to legend, the "Iron Chancellor" was his great admirer.
Classical Cocktail “Black Velvet” – layered, consisting of 1 part dark beer “ Guinness” and 1 part champagne ( brut).
First you need to fill the glass halfway with beer, and then carefully pour champagne over the knife without mixing the layers. In a simplified version, the two ingredients are simply mixed in a glass.
Compared to the movies, the book James Bond was much more creative with cocktails. Here we must pay tribute to Ian Fleming and his rich experience.
Bar card "agent 007" includes, in addition to the traditional whiskey and soda and vodka and tonic, mojito, old fashion, Alexander brandy, americano (the first drink ordered by James Bond in Ian Fleming's first novel), negroni, and even such an unmanly cocktail as "Stinger".
"Stinger" is mentioned in " Diamonds forever” and “ball lightning”. Despite the name Stinger translated as a sting) the cocktail has a mild taste and cooling effect and is great for desserts. It is based on brandy and mint white liqueur. The earliest mention of this cocktail is contained in the book “ The perfect bartender” (The Ideal Bartender,1917) of the legendary Tom Bullock the only African American to write cocktail recipe book.
It is said that the Stinger was especially popular during Prohibition, as the menthol smell was excellent for filling the fusel spirit of homemade brandy. Naturally, James Bond preferred only the highest quality ingredients. The International Bartenders Association has included the Stinger in the official list of cocktails in the category " The Unforgettable"(unforgettable).
Cocktail “Stinger”
Ingredients :
- 7 parts brandy
- 3 parts Crema di menta mint liqueur
Shake the brandy and liqueur quickly and vigorously in a shaker and strain into a cocktail glass.
In 2015, the release of the next 24 films about the legendary agent 007 is planned. And, as before, the quote from Goldfinger is still relevant:
— Where is he going?
- Two options: either to the lady, or to drink!
The example of James Bond is a super-duper hero and, in the eyes of many women (especially quite infantile ones), a “real colonel” shows that the frequent use of alcoholic cocktails does not even interfere with the salvation of different values, the same women, and the world as a whole. Remember - in the already legendary films and somewhat less legendary books about agent 007, mixed drinks are a fairly common item. Today we will give the recipes for the most memorable James Bond cocktails.
But first, let's remember the names of those actors who happened to become, with varying degrees of success, a more or less popular special agent and star in Bond as James Bond. It was they who also drank cocktails in the cinema - without understudies.
Actors who played James Bond:
Sean Connery (1962-1971)
George Lazenby (1969)
Roger Moore (1973-1985)
Timothy Dalton (1987-1989)
Pierce Brosnan (1995-2002)
Daniel Craig (since 2006).
James Bond's first cocktail
Let me remind you that the films were created based on the books of Ian Fleming. So, the very first cocktail ordered by James Bond was the Americano cocktail. For some reason, films about a licensed killer almost never mention this drink. Here is the recipe for this cocktail: put ice cubes in a tall glass, pour thirty milliliters of Campari aperitif and dry vermouth onto them. These two alcoholic drinks are the main ingredients of the Americano cocktail. And the non-alcoholic important component is soda, we add it at our discretion. Do not forget to decorate the edge of the glass with a circle of lemon or orange. You can also use a ribbon from the peel of any of the citrus fruits.
James Bond Cocktail Vodka Martini
We need to pour seventy-five milliliters of vodka and fifteen of dry vermouth into a shaker, shake them well with crushed ice for a few seconds, and then pour into a pre-chilled martini glass, which we decorate with one olive or one slice of lemon.
James Bond drank this cocktail in the movie You Only Live Twice. Another cocktail with a martini - "Vesper Martini" agent used in the novel (there are more than forty of these novels, by the way, can you imagine?) "Casino Royale". Here is the prescription.
James Bond Vesper Martini Cocktail
We need a blender. We fill its bowl halfway with ice, pour three alcoholic ingredients in the following proportions for each serving of the cocktail: Gordon’s gin, Lillet wine, vodka - 6:2:1. That is, for example, thirty milliliters of gin, ten milliliters of wine, a teaspoon of vodka - it will turn out to be quite a small portion of each cocktail. James Bond drank more. Although the cocktail is quite strong, each serving can be made more voluminous: sixty milliliters of gin, twenty wine and ten vodka for one “dose”. After a rather long mixing of all the ingredients of the cocktail in a blender, pour the cooled mixture into a glass. We decorate it with a ribbon of lemon or orange peel.
James Bond cocktail from "For Your Eyes Only"
It's about a cool cocktail "Brandy Alexander". Cool - because for the stern gentleman James Bond, a cocktail that should be eaten with chocolate somehow looks too glamorous. Anyway. Perhaps the film reflected the preferences of the director, and not the hero of the series.
We make this James Bond cocktail as follows: put crushed ice in a shaker, add thirty milliliters of brandy, cream and chilled cocoa. Shake, pour into a pre-chilled glass, sprinkle the cocktail with a pinch of ground nutmeg on top. And, as you already understood, we have a snack after eating - or rather, during eating - chocolate.
Easiest James Bond Cocktail
James Bond used this cocktail not in the film, but in one of the novels - namely, in the novel Diamonds Are Forever. And this is really a very simple recipe, since the drink consists of only two ingredients poured directly into the glass: it is champagne and stout. There is no need to be afraid, the stout can be replaced with any dark beer. Just a reminder of what kind of drink it is:
Stout (English stout) is a dark beer brewed using roasted malt obtained by roasting barley grain, with the addition of caramel malt. Originally brewed in Ireland as a type of porter.
So we pour one hundred and twenty milliliters of chilled champagne into our glass, and then very carefully and slowly to prevent active foaming - dark beer, also one hundred and twenty milliliters. That's all. We drink and imagine ourselves on a responsible task.
In the movie "Die Another Day" James Bond chose the Mojito cocktail, in the novel "Dr. No" - gin and tonic. Most often in books, he uses soda with scotch (Scotch whiskey), and the movie James Bond uses an Old Fashioned cocktail.
However, to feel like James Bond, some people just need one hundred grams of vodka.
And in conclusion, see how a real specialist makes a James Bond cocktail:
Cocktails are rightfully considered the most elegant of alcoholic drinks, and Hollywood has become their main chronicler and popularizer. Famous films gave names to drinks and, conversely, films were named after legendary drinks. For a Soviet person, a cocktail in a bar was one of the symbols of a beautiful life. The protagonist of Vladimir Menshov's comedy "Love and Pigeons" said dreamily: "I'm leaving for a resort. I'll go to a bar there. I'll try a cocktail."
When making a cocktail, the main thing is the correct calculation. It is customary to measure the ingredients in fluid ounces (in the description of the recipe we call them parts) - the abbreviation fl oz or simply oz, such an ounce is equal to approximately 30 milliliters.
Cocktail 007
The most famous cocktail is from the James Bond movie. The catchphrase "Mix, but do not shake" was first heard in films about agent 007. The original recipe for the drink invented by Fleming appeared in the novel "Casino Royale".
"Bond...looked closely at the bartender.
- A dry martini. In a big glass.
- Oui, monsieur.
- One second, not yet. Three fingers of Gordon, one of vodka, half a finger of Kina Licklet. Shake well in a shaker, and then put a large slice of lemon. Remember?
"Order accepted, monsieur," the bartender said and looked respectfully at Bond.
- Damn it, this is the recipe! Leiter exclaimed.
"When I'm gathering my strength," Bond said with a smile, "I never drink more than one glass before dinner." But I like it to be a big glass of a very strong, cold and very well prepared cocktail. I hate half-heartedness in everything. Especially if the taste of the cocktail suffers from it. By the way, I invented it myself. I'll definitely patent it as soon as I choose a name."
The martini-based cocktail is as classic as an old Hollywood movie. So, in the company of a martini glass, Holly Gollightly, the heroine of Truman Capote's novel "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and the film of the same name with Audrey Hepburn in the title role, was repeatedly seen.
"... Holly clicked on her empty glass.
- Mr. Bell, dear, two more martinis.
Joe Bell - we sat at his bar - took the order reluctantly.
“You started getting drunk early,” he remarked, sucking on a pill.
It wasn't even twelve on the black clock behind the counter, and we had already drunk three cocktails...
The history of the creation of this drink is not completely clear; cocktails with similar ingredients were made back in the 19th century. One of the most popular legends says that it was invented during the gold rush in the Californian town of Martinez, from which the name came. But the curator of the Museum of American Cocktails Ted Haig, who has studied their creation for many years and received the nickname Dr. Cocktail for this, considers this version implausible, but agrees with another version of the origin of the name of the drink - from the name of Martini & Rossi vermouth. Most likely it appeared as a variation of "Manhattan" and was originally made on the basis of gin and sweet vermouth. Now there are many varieties of martinis. The closest to the classic is the Franklin martini, named after US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and the most distant is the vodka martini.
Martini "Franklin":
2/3 of gin
2/3 of dry vermouth
2 green olives
Stir the vermouth with ice and strain off excess liquid so that only the ice and the sides of the glass are covered with vermouth. Then add the gin and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with two olives.
Martini with vodka:
1 part vodka
¼ part dry vermouth
1 green olive or lemon zest
Add a couple of drops of vermouth to a mixing glass, fill with ice. When the martini is all over the ice, stir and pour off any remaining liquid. Add more ice, vodka and stir the drink again. Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with an olive or lemon zest.
Martini tango:
1/2 part gin
1/2 part sweet vermouth
1/2 part dry vermouth
1/2 part Cointreau or Triple Sec (both have an orange flavor)
1/2 part freshly squeezed orange juice
Shake all ingredients in an ice-filled shaker and strain into a chilled martini glass.
Recipe for Mother Churchill
The "progenitor" of martini - "Manhattan" - also appeared in the 19th century, the first mention of it dates back to the 1880s. Some believe that it was designed specifically for Lady Randolph Churchill, Winston Churchill's mother, on November 18, 1874 at the Manhattan Club in New York. Then he was opposite the place where the Empire State Building is located. Lady Churchill is said to have come to the club that night to celebrate the success of Samuel Jones Tilden's gubernatorial campaign. According to another legend, the cocktail appeared in the 1860s, and was invented by a bartender named Black, who worked in a saloon on Broadway. Initially, one of the ingredients was rye whiskey, but now many people are replacing it with bourbon.
Perhaps the most famous "movie bartender" was Marilyn Monroe, who prepared "Manhattan" in the film "Only Girls in Jazz". And she did it in a very original way: on the top shelf of Geraldine, played by Jack Lehman, using an ordinary heating pad as a shaker.
Classic Manhattan:
1 part rye whiskey
1 part sweet vermouth
orange bitter
orange peel
2 maraschino cherries
Pour the whiskey, vermouth and bitters into an ice-filled mixing glass. Stir ingredients well to cool completely, then strain into an ice-cold martini glass. Garnish with cherries and orange zest.
"...four Cosmopolitan cocktails"
The Cosmopolitan cocktail, which the Sex and the City heroines drank in almost every episode, includes three main ingredients: vodka, liquor and cranberry juice. The origins of the cocktail are also debatable. Some believe that it was invented in the early 1970s by Miami bartender Cheryl Cook, who took lemon vodka as the base and added a little cranberry to get the pink color. But other bartenders have made similar cocktails, so recipes may vary: some people add Blue Curacao instead of orange liqueur and make blue Cosmopolitan.
"Cosmopolitan":
1/2 part vodka
1/2 part Cointreau or Triple Sec
4 parts cranberry juice
1/2 part freshly squeezed lime juice
Shake all ingredients in a shaker and strain into a chilled glass.
Jeeves cocktail
The alcoholic drinks that make up any cocktail have one drawback, which is usually found the next morning after gatherings over a glass. Bertie Wooster, a character created by Pelm Granville Wodehouse, often suffered from hangovers until he met Jeeves.
Neither in the book nor in the film, where the characters were played by Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry, there is no exact recipe. Here is how Jeeves described it:
"This is the composition of my personal invention. The Pikan sauce gives it color, the raw egg gives it nutrition, and red pepper spiciness. It is extremely invigorating if you sat up the day before, so many people told me."
The effect of the cocktail is already conveyed by the words of Wooster:
“For the first minute, it felt like someone had blown up a mine in the head and climbed down the esophagus with a burning torch in hand, but then everything fell into place. The sun shone through the window, birds chirped in the treetops, and in general the dawn of hope reddened the skies again.
Nevertheless, a drink called "Dog Hair" is often passed off as a Jeeves cocktail, it is most likely not worth treating a hangover with it, but its composition is interesting.
"Dog hair":
1 part scotch whiskey
1 part low fat cream
3 bar spoons of honey
The morning after the cabaret
In the movie "Cabaret" singer Sally Bowles, played by Liza Minnelli, in the morning treats the character Michael York with a Prairie Oyster cocktail, also famous for its anti-hangover effect. As Minelli says in the film: "Egg, Worcestershire sauce, mix and beat ... Acts instantly, removes any hangover." There are also many variants of this cocktail, and most of them are non-alcoholic. It is said that the taste of this drink is as disgusting as the origin of the name. "Prairie oyster" ranchers of the American South called the testicles of calves, which were considered a local delicacy. It is unknown if the drink was named after this dish or vice versa.
Prairie Oyster (cognac version):
1 part cognac
1 raw egg yolk
1 bar spoon of malt vinegar
A little tobasco sauce
1 bar spoon of Worcestershire sauce
Salt and pepper
Carefully place the whole egg yolk in the bottom of the glass so that it doesn't run and slowly pour in the rest of the ingredients, making sure the yolk stays intact. Drink in one fell swoop and pray...
The material was prepared on the basis of information from open sources, the recipes for most cocktails are given according to the book - Hamilton O. Movie Cocktails. / Per. from English. M. Finogenova - M.: Hummingbird. ABC-Atticus, 2010.
Despite the fact that the recipe for this cocktail was invented by an amateur bartender, thanks to James Bond for more than 50 years of existence, the drink has become very popular. Now gin with vodka and vermouth is served in all respected institutions of the country. With Vesper components, it is easy to make at home, you don’t even need a shaker.
History reference. The Vesper cocktail was first mentioned in the 7th chapter of the book "Casino Royale" (1953) by writer Ian Fleming. This was the only time James Bond mixed vodka with gin. While playing poker, Agent 007 asked the bartender to bring him a cocktail of three parts of Gordon's gin, one part of vodka and half a part of Kina Lillet (white wine infused with quinine and other herbs) and twice as much ice. This moment is not only in the book, but also in the movie "Casino Royale" and the sequel "Quantum of Solace".
Bond named his cocktail after Vesper Lynd, the only woman he was truly in love with. By the way, it is Vesper Lind who is considered the record holder for drinking alcohol among all Bond girls.
Eva Green as Vesper Lind Interestingly, the recipe was not invented by the writer Ian Fleming himself, but by his friend, who called the cocktail "Evening Star", in English - Vesper. Fleming only used this name in his novel.
Vermouth Kina Lillet is no longer produced in the original recipe. Now a similar drink is called Lillet Blanc, but it is difficult to get it in Russia, so it is advisable to replace it with a dry white martini or other similar vermouth.
Composition and proportions:
- gin (original Gordons) - 45 ml;
- vodka - 15 ml;
- dry white vermouth - 7.5 ml;
- ice cubes - 300 grams;
- lemon zest - 1 piece.
Classic Vesper Cocktail Recipe
1. Pour vodka, gin and vermouth into a mixing glass.
2. Add ice. Mix gently with a spoon.
3. Pour the mixture through a strainer (sieve) into a chilled cocktail glass.
4. Add lemon zest.
A slightly different cooking technology (in a shaker) is shown in the video.
The James Bond cocktail recipe, which is most often found in stories about the legendary spy, is made with vodka and martini.
Pour vodka and martini into a shaker, put a few pieces of ice in it and shake for 29-30 seconds.
After that, the drink will need to be poured into a pre-chilled glass and garnished with a slice of lemon and an olive.
Bond's champagne and beer cocktail recipe
An equally popular Bond cocktail recipe consists of chilled champagne and dark beer. To prepare it, you need to take:
- Champagne - 120 ml
- Beer - 120 ml
Pour chilled champagne into a large glass or mug and carefully pour dark beer in a thin stream. Drinks should be very cold and poured into a slightly tilted glass so that there is no strong foam.
It is desirable to take dark beer, but options are possible to your taste.
James Bond brandy and cream cocktail
The magnificent James Bond cocktail of cream and brandy not only tastes good, but also warms you up wonderfully in cool weather. One or two cocktails will help you cope with a cold and always be in great shape.
Required Ingredients:
- Cream - 30 ml
- Brandy - 30 ml
- Cocoa - 30 ml
Pour cocoa powder into a small bowl, add a little water and sugar and bring to a boil. Cool the drink. Pour cream, brandy into a shaker and add ready-made cocoa and ice. You can use instant cocoa, in which case you just need to pour it into the cream. Shake well and carefully pour into a chilled glass.
To give a spicy taste, you can add a little crushed nutmeg or cinnamon.
Dark chocolate is perfect as a snack. The Bond cocktail can be made ahead of time and refreshed with ice and shaken lightly before serving.
