The easiest way to make the perfect James Bonds martini, shaken not stirred. James Bond (aka 007) loves a great vodka martini shaken not stirred. Over the Combine vodka, fresh lime juice, and simple syrup in an ice-filled highball glass. Top it with kombucha and garnish with a lime wedge. That’s it. View Recipe. Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food
Opinions vary. Some say to mix 4 parts vodka with 1 part vermouth; others recommend just rinsing the glass with vermouth before pouring in the vodka, and some drinkers forgo the vermouth altogether!
To make the drink, you will need 4.5 ounces of vodka, 1.5 ounces of dry vermouth, and a few drops of orange bitters. Fill a shaker with ice, then add all of the ingredients and shake for about 10 seconds. Strain the drink into a chilled martini glass, then garnish with a lemon twist. Enjoy your shaken, not stirred martini! Simply put, Bond makes drinking look and sound incredibly cool. His taste is exacting, and at times infectious. In the 2006 film “Casino Royale” he orders a Martini with 3 measures of Gordon's gin, one measure of vodka, and a half measure of Kina Lillet—all shaken over ice and served with a thin slice of lemon peel.
Insert a long handled barspoon with the back of the bowl of the spoon against the side of the mixing glass. Use a push and pull motion to stir the spoon around the edge of the mixing glass with the back of the bowl against the edge of the glass. Stir for 30 to 60 seconds until the drink is mixed and chilled.
