Last week, famed French crystal maker Baccarat celebrated its 260th anniversary with the auctioning of a €37,500 ($42,500) cocktail — purportedly the most expensive of its kind in history.

But there is a way to get the best of both worlds; and that’s the Vesper martini. A bold drink that oozes sophistication, the Vesper first appeared in Ian Fleming’s Casino Royale in 1953.

Now comes the more divisive part. To shake or to stir? While stirring will prevent dilution in your drink and reduce the amount of air that enters your drinks, the Vesper Martini as detailed by Bond ...

The martini option here is dubbed the “Wave, Jettywave,” their take on a classic Vesper martini using inverted portions of their Offshore Vodka and CA Botanical Gin along with a spray of ...

It's arguably the most famous drink in literary history but James Bond's shaken not stirred Vesper Martini is at risk of being confined to the pages of the spy novels. One of the key 1960s ...

"I've also seen Gibsons made with pickled onions and an olive." Vesper: For those wanting to order a martini like James Bond, this is the drink for you. First described in the book "Casino Royale ...