Drinks

James Bond: the Scottish spy who loved bourbon

February 7th, 2013 by

While James Bond is well known for his love of vodka martinis, in Ian Fleming’s books he more often drank whisky. And although this was sometimes scotch, from Live And Let Die onwards Bond prefers bourbon instead. However, when you think of James Bond’s background that seems a little curious. As is well known, his father was […]

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007 Christmas gifts that won’t break the bank

November 23rd, 2012 by

I have no idea how many shopping days are left until Christmas, and tend to leave it until the last minute anyway, but we were recently asked by VoucherCodes.co.uk to provide a list of Christmas gifts ideal for James Bond fans. The brief was simple; propose five to seven gift ideas, all under £80 and […]

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Master of Malt Vesper

November 13th, 2012 by

Many years ago (even before Casino Royale was released in 2006), I was consulted on the possibility of making a pre-mixed Vesper. In the end, this came to nothing, so I was interested to see that Master of Malt’s Handmade Cocktail Company had released a bottled Vesper to coincide with the release of the latest […]

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James Bond Drinks book hits Amazon’s best seller lists

November 10th, 2012 by

“The Complete Guide to the Drinks of James Bond”, written by David Leigh, the owner of The James Bond Dossier, is currently ranking in the top 10 of a number of Amazon’s best seller lists.   At the time of writing it is ranking second in both Bartending and  Drinks & Beverages (Kindle) and second […]

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Celebrate the US release of “Skyfall” with James Bond drinks book, free for Kindle until November 7

November 3rd, 2012 by

While the new James Bond movie “Skyfall” smashed box office records when it was released across Europe at the end of October, US audiences have to wait until November 8. To help celebrate the eagerly awaited US release of “Skyfall”, the second edition of “The Complete Guide to the Drinks of James Bond” by David […]

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What does James Bond drink in Skyfall?

October 30th, 2012 by

There were expectations regarding the potential prominent product placement of Heineken (a lager beer) in the latest Bond instalment, Skyfall. Well, lo and behold, it appeared at least 5 times. It is the first drinks brand that we see, even making the pre-title sequence. Despite its numerous appearances, I didn’t find it that intrusive (and […]

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Skyfall drinks: 50 year old Macallan whisky

October 25th, 2012 by

One of the drinks featuring in Skyfall is a 50 year old Macallan whisky, which Silva mentions is Bond’s favourite. Macallan have confirmed that it is the Macallan 1962 which features in the film. Released in 2009, the 1965 is said to be fruity with ginger and cinnamon and a light peaty flavour and comes […]

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Learn to mix 007’s cocktails in London with “License To Swill”

October 19th, 2012 by

Barz8  Events is running a series of 007 themed cocktail classes in London timed to coincide with the UK release of Skyfall. We attended a class earlier in the week and found it to be a great night out , which you can read about here. Attendees can expect to be shown how to mix […]

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Learning the art of James Bond’s cocktails

October 19th, 2012 by

One element strongly associated with 007 is his drinking, with “shaken, not stirred” almost guaranteed to recall the world’s most famous secret agent in the mind of anyone  in the English speaking world. While his vodka martinis have become something of a cliché, at least Daniel Craig got to drink something else in Casino Royale, with […]

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Ian Fleming found the Vesper “unpalatable”

October 2nd, 2012 by

The Guardian published a Bond related piece yesterday linking to an article from its archives (when it was the Manchester Guardian), which criticised Ian Fleming’s writing; it also linked to Fleming’s response, which makes interesting reading, as he refers to what must be the Vesper, saying: I proceeded to invent a cocktail for Bond (which I sampled several months later and […]

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