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A good substitute for Kina Lillet is Lillet Blanc (a bit hard to find, can be substituted by some other dry Vermute) with a few drops of Angostura.
I'm not a fan of drinking alcohol but I love (and when I say love, I adore) Champagne, always Brut. Ocasionally a dry white Port is also nice!
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-spy-mixology/id436761971?mt=8
Basically every drink Bond ever has (in the films) along with the recipes to make them.
I posted about that last year, though not many people noticed
http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/858/the-bond-mixology-iphone-app
I would love to know if someone has it, if only to list all the recipes for us!
Can I pick a film for you to copy then, please? Just one?
To be honest it's not as good as it sounds as, for example, for the Vesper it just lists the ingredients and measures and 'then says shake until ice cold and serve with a sliver of lemon peel' which is what Bond said.
Of more interest is the drinks cabinet whic tells you the brand of every drink consumed by Bond.
Tell me which film you want and I might get round to it if it's quiet at work tomorrow but no promises.
Thunderball
0:47 – Red wine: Lunch by the pool with Domino.
0:52 – Dom Perignon: After Bond defeats Largo at baccarat, he takes Domino to the casino’s nightclub. After perusing the menu he orders, ‘Beluga caviar, Dom Perignon ‘55’.
0:57 – Vodka Martini: Bond returns to his suite (where one of Largo’s henchmen is waiting). The first room has a sidebar with a bottle of Johnnie Walker Red and a bucket of ice.
After embarrassing Largo’s henchman, Bond (at a second drinks area) adds ice to a tall glass and pours in what appears to be Smirnoff Blue vodka. He then adds Cinzano dry vermouth. Its either a martini on the rocks, or lacking a shaker, Bond intends to swirl the glass and pour the contents into another glass. We’ll never know, because the scene ends as he pours the Cinzano.
1:12 – Rum Collins: When Bond arrives at Palmyra, a servant brings two drinks. Largo takes them and offers one to Bond, asking ‘Rum Collins, Mr. Bond?’
Bond replies (while checking the Geiger counter in his watch) ‘Yes. Just about that hour , isn’t it?’
1:15 – Dom Perignon: When we see Bond and Domino at the Junkanoo, he is puring her a glass of champagne, presumably Dom Perignon. After returning the bottle to an ice bucket, he gets his own glass and takes a noticeable sip.
And here are the recipes for the above. Unfortunately all the measurements are in American which is a bit annoying.
Red wine – 4 oz. Serve slightly cooled (55 deg F)
Dom Perignon – 3 oz. Serve well chilled (45 deg F)
Vodka Martini – Ice – Fill shaker
Vodka 3 oz.
Vermouth ½ oz.
Shake until ice cold.
Strain into cocktail glass.
Lemon twist - garnish
Rum Collins - Ice – Fill shaker
Rum (light) 3oz.
Lime juice 1 oz.
Sugar (powdered) 1 tsp.
Shake until ice cold. Strain into Collins glass.
Ice – fill
Club soda – fill
Stir gently to blend.
Orange – Garnish.
Today im dinking a Pinot Noir Bourgogne. (always good if you still have some coding to do..)
And for anyone who likes Talisker Whisky, try Tormore. What a Whisky!
Very good call. Rusky Standard PlatInum is so smooth it's indecent. Honestly just like drinking water.
I presume you are now either joking, work for Fosters or are Paul Hogan. For those of you who don't live in the UK don't let this put you off visiting - on truth we have some excellent beers.
(not 6 of them like Bond in QOS)
3oz gin
1oz vodka
½oz lillet blanc
one lemon peel (also squeezed a lot of the lemon juice into it- not sure if they did that in the movie... wasn't bad!)
Thats exactly the kind of thing we're talking about. Excellent stuff sir. Fosters indeed - I ask you.
I really can't say that I'd ever buy it. Only tried a bit of it when my friend offered me a shot at the pub a few weeks ago.
Two months 'til you can branch out and have some real vodka, mate. ;)
Edit: Some brands to try: Stolichnaya, Tito's, 360, and Monopolowa.
Talking about Ballantines Finest by the way...
This is a typical vodka martini (shaken of course) made with just vodka and vermouth, but the olives are hand stuffed with blue cheese! 'Blue cheese olives' are readily available at most supermarkets--- but NO. Get regular olives, and a tub of blue cheese, and hand stuff them yourself. Trust me it makes a world of difference!!! A new twist on a classic!
The 'hand stuffing' was something my sister taught me. I thought, 'what difference could it make if you do it yourself?' Now that I've done it, believe me, they are delicious!!
Here's the recipe that I use:
Toss a sprig of fresh mint into a highball glass and use the back of a spoon to break up the mint a bit against the side of the glass. Put some ice in a shaker and pour in a couple shots of your favourite rum, a bit of lime juice, and a couple teaspoons of sugar, and shake well. Pour the rum and lime juice into the glass on top of the mint and top it with cold club soda and garnish with a slice of lime.
I don't care what anybody says, I like Fosters.