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Unlike the vodka martini and the mojito, popularised by the Bond films Dr. No (1962) and Die Another Day (2002), respectively, the Vesper did not become a familiar cocktail, likely because the Kina Lillet and later the substitute Lillet Blanc, were not widely distributed. [9]
A Vesper differs from Bond's usual cocktail of choice, the martini, in that it uses both gin and vodka, Kina Lillet instead of vermouth, and lemon peel instead of an olive. In the same scene Bond gives more details about the Vesper, telling the same barman that vodka made from grain instead of potatoes makes the drink even better.
The term "dry martini" originally meant using drier vermouth as a mixer, not using less vermouth, as in the modern definition. [ 30 ] [ 37 ] [ 38 ] [ 39 ] Sharon Tyler Herbst 's book, The Ultimate A-To-Z Bar Guide , lists 112 cocktails using dry vermouth and 82 containing sweet vermouth. [ 40 ]
Olive Oil Martini. Ingredients: 2 oz. London Dry Gin (i.e., Fords) 1 oz. Olive Oil Washed Vermouth. To prepare Olive Oil Washed Vermouth: 750 ml. Dry Vermouth
The martini is a well-known cocktail. Alexander Made with cognac, cocoa liqueur (crème de cacao), and cream. [2] Americano Made with Campari, sweet vermouth, and for the sparkling version, club soda and garnished with a slice of lemon. [3] Angel face Made with gin, apricot brandy and calvados in equal amounts. [4] Aviation
Black Manhattan – replaces vermouth with Averna amaro, add one dash orange bitters (in addition to one dash Angostura bitters). Created in 2005 at San Francisco bar Bourbon & Branch by bartender Todd Smith. [17] [18] Blonde Manhattan – made with 2 oz moonshine, 1 oz sweet vermouth, 0.5 oz orange liqueur, and 3 dashes of orange bitters. [19]
Mexican martini (tequila, Cointreau, orange juice, lime juice, green olive brine, Sprite) Midori sour (melon liqueur, lime juice, lemon-lime soda) [ 67 ] Orange Crush (vodka, orange liqueur, navel orange, lemon-lime soda) [ 68 ] [ 69 ]
A breakfast martini is a marmalade cocktail with gin, marmalade, orange liqueur, and lemon juice (in place of vermouth), created by bartender Salvatore Calabrese. [1]The drink was invented in 1996 at the Library Bar at the Lanesborough Hotel in London, England. [2]