Vesper（ヴェスパー）
Gin, vodka, Lillet — Bond ordered it once, and the world never stopped listening.
01Recipe
Recommended recipe
House spec — an editorial spec drawing on the sourced versions below.
| Ingredient | Measure |
|---|---|
| Gin | 45 ml |
| Vodka | 15 ml |
| Lillet Blanc | 10 ml |
Total volume (pre-dilution)
4.5 : 1.5 : 1
- 01
Shake all hard with ice — Bond's instruction, not ours.
- 02
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
- 03
Express a large lemon peel.
Garnish — Large thin lemon peel
02Taste profile
- Sweetness
- 25Light
- Sourness*
- 0Faint
- Bitterness
- 25Light
- Fruitiness
- 20Light
- Herbal*
- 18Faint
- Alcohol
- 80Intense
- Crisp
- 55Moderate
Independent editorial scores, 0–100. *Estimated from the ingredient list — a profile sketch, not a verdict.
03History
1953 — Casino Royale. Bond names it for Vesper Lynd: 'once you've tasted it, that's all you want to drink.'
Purists stir it anyway — shaking bruises nothing but tradition. Fleming wins every argument at the bar.
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Sources — Ian Fleming, Casino Royale (1953) · IBA contemporary classics
04Recipe versions
Each version is shown exactly as recorded in its source — unverified claims are flagged.
- IBA Official Cocktails
International Bartenders Association · iba-web-current · Official
- Gin45 ml
- Vodka15 ml
- Lillet Blanc7.5 ml
Pour all ingredients into cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes. Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. — Garnish with lemon zest.
- Casino Royale
Ian Fleming · 1953 · Book · unverified
- 3 measures Gordon's gin
- 1 measure vodka
- ½ measure Kina Lillet
- Thin slice of lemon peel
'Shake it very well until it's ice-cold.'
The only cocktail canonised from a novel.
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05Variations
- VariationVesper, stirredThe bartender's correction — silkier
- VariationKina Lillet originalThe extinct quinine wine — unreproducible
06The map
Ingredients
Spirits
