In Casino Royale, Bond orders a dry martini in a champagne goblet, before correcting himself with a particular recipe. The Vesper martini, in contrast, is a far more traditional martini in the sense that it has a gin base.
The traditional gin martini has a citrus garnish or a green olive, but Cooper also suggests a drop of orange bitters to add a special zing to the cocktail. 'To avoid diluting your martini, while stirring, you should add dry ice to your cocktail mix as this melts at a slower rate.' He said: 'Next we decide shaken or stirred, both work well for a classic martini! If shaken (as 007 requires) the cocktail is aerated and therefore appears cloudier, yet experts often say that if a martini is stirred you have more control over the appearance, texture, and temperature of the cocktail, making for a nicer drink.
However, the question of 'shaken, not stirred' is a controversial one, as using regular ice to shake the drink could water down the delicious nectar.Ĭooper has a fool-proof way to avoid this, through the use of one ingredient: dry ice, to be applied when stirring your cocktail. Read more All the Times James Bond Wore Pink As Piers Morgan Slams Daniel Craig
