Vesper
Yield: 1.0
Glass: Chilled martini glass, 6–8 oz
Scale this recipe
Adjust for any number of servings while keeping the ingredient proportions intact.
classic cocktail
gin
vodka
shaken
seeded
Ingredients
- 3 oz gin
- 1 oz vodka
- 0.5 oz Lillet Blanc
- Lemon twist, for garnish
Instructions
Shake with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Behind the drink
A little history
1953
Fictional Casino Royale
Ian Fleming introduced the Vesper in the 1953 James Bond novel Casino Royale. Bond specifies gin, vodka, and Kina Lillet, then names the drink for Vesper Lynd.
Vesper history