Simon Ford, Founder of the London distilled Fords Gin, recreates the Vesper Martini made famous by super spy James Bond in "Casino Royale," ahead of World Martini Day. (June 20) ...

But there is a way to get the best of both worlds; and that’s the Vesper martini. A bold drink that oozes sophistication, the Vesper first appeared in Ian Fleming’s Casino Royale in 1953.

It includes both vodka and gin and nixes the vermouth, and he named the drink after his double-crossing love, Vesper. The novel popularized this particular expression of a martini (although it’s ...

but Cooper also suggests a drop of orange bitters to add a special zing to the cocktail. The Vesper martini, in contrast, is a far more traditional martini in the sense that it has a gin base.

Bond made the Vesper a cocktail known the world over; that's the power of a strong personal brand. But had Bond (or rather, author Ian Fleming) not been its creator, it likely would not have stood ...

Within the episode, she requested to drink a vesper martini. Here’s what’s in a vesper martini and why she wanted one. [Spoiler alert: This Is Us Season 6 Episode 17, “The Train,” spoilers ...

In some others, the goal is to nudge the dryness and clarity of the proper martini in a flashier direction. Most famous is the Vesper, created by a British secret agent who named it for his one ...