Empire UK

CASINO ROYALE

VESPER

The only drink to

accompany Casino Royale

is the one invented for

the original novel by Ian

Fleming. Like Daniel Craig’s

Bond it’s strong but

bruised (shaking ‘bruises’

the spirits). Unlike him it’s

got a little slice of lemon

peel on top.

60 ml gin 20 ml vodka

10 ml dry vermouth

Shake ingredients with ice

and strain into a martini

glass. Garnish with a twist

of lemon peel.

SPECTRE

SMOKING GUN

You’ll need some specialist

equipment from Q Branch

for this one: a smoking gun

isn’t an actual gun it’s a

tool for infusing drinks with

fl avoured smoke. The result

is a cocktail as mysterious

as the fi lm. Well until it’s

released obviously.

50 ml vodka 15 ml whisky

applewood smoke

infusion

Pour the whisky into an

ice-fi lled mixing glass stir

six times and discard the

liquid retaining the ice in

the glass. Add the vodka

and stir for 30 seconds

then strain into a martini

glass. Add smoke from

a smoking gun cover and

steep for three minutes.

THE WORLD IS

NOT ENOUGH

CORN ’N’ OIL

Combining the oil of the

fi lm’s plot with the corn of

Pierce Brosnan’s one-liners

this classic cocktail is one

to enjoy in your favourite

armchair. You know the

one with the slowly

tightening metal collar

around your neck.

50 ml golden rum 15 ml

Velvet Falernum liqueur

1 tsp lime juice 1 dash

Angostura bitters

Stir the ingredients in an

ice-fi lled tumbler. Garnish

with a wedge of lime.

THE MAN WITH

THE GOLDEN GUN
GOLDEN BULLET

Don’t forget the toast:
“Per ora e per il momento
che verra: To this moment
and the moment yet to
come.” Although if the
moment yet to come
involves being pelted with
bottles by a peanut-toting
midget you might want
to stick to the Phuyuck.

50 ml gin 25 ml Grand
Marnier 15 ml lemon juice

Shake ingredients with ice
and strain into the navelof
a Lebanese belly dancer.
If you can’t fi nd one a
fancy glass will do.

THE LIVING

DAYLIGHTS

CLEAN SLATE

Fresh and fl inty this serious

cocktail will reinvigorate

even the tiredest franchise.

Do not be tempted to serve

on the rocks (of Gibraltar).

50 ml gin 15 ml dry white

wine 6 white grapes

Muddle the grapes in

a shaker pour in the

other ingredients add

ice shake and strain into

a glass. Garnish with

two more grapes on

a cocktail stick.