On blue screens, James Bond can often be seen with a glass of champagne or with a cocktail prepared on the basis of vodka with martini. The agent’s manner of drinking alcohol is the subject of numerous cultural studies. Let's figure out which favorite James Bond cocktail deserves special attention.
Martini Plus Vodka
It was this cocktail that was most remembered by the fans of Bondiana thanks to the catchphrase: “Stir, but do not shake”. To make a drink, just send a few pieces of ice to the shaker, adding 2/3 of vodka and 1/3 of vermouth. To achieve the desired effect, you need to shake the contents for 10 seconds. Pour the cocktail into a glass. A good decoration is an olive on a skewer. A short drink is served.
Attention deserves the original taste of the cocktail, which combines perfectly with the brutal and at the same time elegant image of James Bond. Dry sour notes of vermouth here harmoniously complement strong vodka.
Why shake your favorite James Bond cocktail? After all, you can simply mix the contents! There is a noticeable difference in these cooking methods. So, a cocktail whipped with ice comes out more chilled and acquires a uniform, completely not sharp taste.
Black Velvet
This James Bond cocktail (martini with vodka) is not the only drink mentioned in the popular series of works about an invincible agent. The second cocktail, which is one of the favorite drinks, is Black Velvet.
For the first time, the cocktail was described in the popular novel “Diamonds Are Forever” another half century ago. However, widespread popularity to the drink came relatively recently. As it turned out, “Black Velvet” is not only a James Bond cocktail, but also one of the favorite drinks of fans of Japanese cuisine, which is most often used in combination with seafood.
To prepare a cocktail, it is rational to use a spacious beer mug, where about 120 g of champagne is poured, after which a similar amount of dark chilled beer like a porter is poured extremely slowly.
Scotch and soda
Another James Bond cocktail - scotch tape with soda - in some literary works is used by a secret agent much more often than the same vodka with martini. According to the source, Bond is of Irish descent, but does not demonstrate patriotism in the selection of drinks on the big screen. Therefore, to see a hero with a glass of scotch tape with soda in a movie is extremely rare.
The composition of the James Bond cocktail:
- about 60 ml of scotch tape (Irish whiskey, bourbon, brandy, etc.) is poured into a tall glass glass;
- an arbitrary amount of soda is added - to taste;
- the cocktail is slowly mixed until the ingredients touch.
Mojito
In several popular novels, another James Bond cocktail - mojito - allowed the hero to cool off while traveling to hot countries. It is noteworthy that on the big screen the agent "refused" to appear with a cocktail until the 2000s.
To prepare a drink, just place a bunch of crushed fresh mint in a tall glass, and then add a few tablespoons of sugar or sugar syrup. The basis is taken chilled soda, which is poured almost to the top. An alcoholic supplement to the drink, if desired, can be 50 ml of rum. A good decoration here is a piece of lime.
Gin and tonic
As you know, Bond invariably follows the rule - do not drink more than one cocktail before dinner. However, a departure from this rule in Bond was the unhurried use of low-alcohol drinks by the agent in large glasses.
The super agent has changed his principle for many years only a few times. So, according to the plot of the novel Doctor Know, one evening Bond drinks as many as four gin and tonic. And a logical explanation can be found for this - a cocktail is one of the simplest and at the same time delicious drinks in the assortment of any bar.
To make a cocktail, you need to mix 150 ml of tonic with 60 ml of gin, sending the ingredients to a tall glass goblet. In conclusion, it is enough to mix the drink thoroughly and garnish the contents with a small wedge of lime.