Cocktails with James
Negroni: from Risico
- One part gin
- One part sweet vermouth
- One part bitters
Stir into old fashioned glass over ice, garnish with orange peel.
Vesper: from Casino Royale
- Three parts gin
- One part vodka
- Half part Kina Lillet
Shake until ice cold, serve in deep champagne goblet with thin slice of lemon
Vodka Martini: from Doctor No
- 6 parts vodka
- 1 part dry vermouth
Shake with ice, strain into martini glass. Garnish with a twist of lemon unless you’re drinking with Felix Leiter, in which case an olive is permissible.
Stinger: from Diamonds are Forever
- 3 parts brandy
- 1 part creme de menthe
Serve on the rocks in a rocks glass or mix and strain into a cocktail glass.
Boilermaker: from The Living Daylights
- Shot of whisky, tequila or vodka (Bond uses schnapps in a pinch)
- Glass of beer
The shot is dropped into the beer and drunk quickly.
Princess Alexandra: from Risico
- 1.5 parts vodka
- 1 part half and half
- 1 part white creme de cacao
Shake with cracked ice, strain into chilled cocktail glass. Top with nutmeg.
Old Fashioned: - from Thunderball, Live and Let Die
- 4 parts bourbon, scotch or rye
- 1 sugar cube
- 2 dashes bitters
- 1 splash soda water
Put cube in old fashioned glass, soak with bitters. Add soda water, muddle until dissolved. Fill glass with ice cubes, add whiskey. Garnish with orange slice, lemon twist and two maraschino cherries.
Americano: from From Russia with Love, Casino Royale
- 1 part Campari
- 1 part sweet vermouth
- dash club soda
Shake together then pour over ice into Collins glass. Garnish with orange slice, lemon peel.
