The company has said no further batches of this superb rum will be produced so you should get your hands on a bottle while they are still available. Among the many drinks that featured in No Time to Die was a bottle of Blackwell Rum seen in Bond’s Jamaican house. The company was founded by Chris […]
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Ahead of the No Time to Die premiere, David T Smith looks at the Dirty Vodka Martini from SPECTRE. Along with many other 007 fans, I have been re-watching the series in preparation for the release of No Time To Die. As someone who (only slightly metaphysically) lives and breathes cocktails and distilling, I was […]
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French language edition of The Complete Guide to the Drinks of James Bond now available. Back in 2010 I published The Complete Guide to the Drinks of James Bond. That first paperback edition was fairly well received so, following the release of Skyfall, I updated it and also made it available on Kindle. Because of the […]
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Ian Fleming Publications announces book on 007’s drinks to be published in September. We are delighted to announce the forthcoming publication of Shaken: Drinking with James Bond and Ian Fleming, which will be published by Mitchell Beazley (part of the Octopus Publishing Group) on 6th September. From the very first Bond novel, Casino Royale, in […]
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Your chance to try Vespers made to the original recipe with genuine Kina Lillet before sitting down to a screening of Casino Royale. Ian Fleming specified Kina Lillet in his first James Bond novel for the drink, and the same recipe was specified by Bond in the 2006 film version. The problem is that Kina Lillet […]
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Want to know what 007 drinks in SPECTRE? Here we take a look. James Bond has been associated with booze ever since Ian Fleming first set about writing Casino Royale. While the Vodka Martini has become synonymous with 007, Bond consumes a variety of drinks. While this is particularly true of the books, it is true of […]
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After Skyfall went without a vodka brand, SPECTRE sees premium vodka Belvedere on board as an official partner. This Polish vodka is hand crafted from rye and distilled four times to balance a whole range of flavours including vanilla, white pepper and spice. 007 would definitely approve. He told the barman in Ian Fleming’s first novel, […]
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Official SPECTRE partner Belvedere Vodka has launched a competition in which it invites the world’s best bartenders to submit a short video of them mixing a “legendary” martini made with Belvedere vodka, with the prize a stay at Goldeneye Resort in Jamaica, where Ian Fleming built is holiday home and wrote all the James Bond […]
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It was revealed this week that Belvedere vodka would be one of the promotional partners for SPECTRE, although the amount they are paying for that privilege has not been disclosed. The brand is looking to use 007 to create global brand awareness and promote itself as a premium product. Of course, Belvedere is not the […]
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Belvedere yesterday announced they were the new vodka of James Bond, after agreeing to partner with the new Bond film, SPECTRE. As well as presumably appearing on-screen, the company is to produce two limited edition bottles for its vodka, the first with the MI6 building etched into the glass of which just 100 will be available […]
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