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.

It includes both vodka and gin and nixes the vermouth, and he named the drink after his double-crossing love, Vesper. The novel popularized this particular expression of a martini (although it’s ...

Historian Hadley Meares looks at how Hollywood sips cocktails on the big screen and explains why the French 75 in "Casablanca ...

The 43-year-old “Cry Me a River” singer ordered a Vesper Martini from the menu of the American Hotel in the Sag Harbor on Tuesday, sources told the Daily Beast, who described the recipe as ...

Their answers and recipes varied. Ian Fleming walked the line when he developed the perfect martini for British secret agent James Bond... and for me. The Vesper martini! The Vesper appears in his ...

Ian Fleming, a British novelist and frequent patron of Dukes, invented the Vesper martini for James Bond, who ordered his “shaken not stirred”. Ernest Hemingway, also a committed drinker ...

Insiders with knowledge of the evening's events have confirmed to The Daily Beast that the Cry Me a River singer enjoyed a Vesper martini from the American Hotel's cocktail menu. A Sag Harbor ...

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