{"id":125,"date":"2015-03-16T18:17:46","date_gmt":"2015-03-16T18:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=125"},"modified":"2015-03-16T18:17:46","modified_gmt":"2015-03-16T18:17:46","slug":"007-moment-vesper-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=125","title":{"rendered":"007 moment – Vesper Thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Vesper was first described in Ian Flemings 1953 “Casino Royale” as:\u00a0 “Three measures of Gordon’s<\/a>, one of vodka<\/a>, half a measure of Kina Lillet<\/a>. Shake it very well until it’s ice-cold, then add a large thin slice of lemon peel.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Why do people mess with the recipe?\u00a0 I was in a very respected restaurant the other day and I noticed the Vesper in the drink menu and that they were using my preferred gin.\u00a0 I thought I’d give it a try but first I asked the barkeep for their recipe (I’d been through this before).<\/p>\n

Not surprisingly the barkeep said they mixed equal portions of Gin and Vodka.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 The original creation of a Vesper is clear as is the IBA Official Cocktail description – 3:1 Gin to Vodka proportions.\u00a0 Reversing the proportions, which I’ve seen, or equalizing the proportions changes the tasted significantly.<\/p>\n

I asked that my Vesper be constructed with the correct proportions and, of course, the barkeep was quite happy to oblige.\u00a0 It was excellent.<\/p>\n

All I can figure is that Bars change the proportions to appeal to the masses of Vodka drinkers.\u00a0\u00a0 Such a shame.<\/p>\n

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The Vesper was first described in Ian Flemings 1953 “Casino Royale” as:\u00a0 “Three measures of Gordon’s, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it very well until it’s ice-cold, then add a large thin slice of lemon … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0},"categories":[11,10,16],"tags":[3,9,8],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":42,"url":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=42","url_meta":{"origin":125,"position":0},"title":"The Martini, Part Two","author":"wlmoon58","date":"January 9, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"For the sake of comparison, consider the Gimlet. It is a classic cocktail by all accounts with a well deserved following. While it is made of gin, it is not a Martini. 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