Make Difford’s Guide your own
Join thousands of fellow Discerning Drinkers. Save your favourite cocktails,
keep a wish list, rate recipes, receive our weekly newsletter and much more. It’s free to join.
- Weekly newsletter Cocktail inspiration, delivered weekly.
- Join a community Connect with fellow enthusiasts
- Save favourites Build your own collection
- Make it yours Create and personalise your profile
Already a member? Log in
Forum
Vesper Dry Martini
Yes, yes, it's a spirituous cocktail without fruit juices that best shows its crystalline beauty when stirred rather than shaken. However, it's the one...
James Pratt
28th May 2022 at 23:13
Interestingly, Boothby (1934) contains a cocktail called Vesper. So there was already a drink called Vesper in existence almost two decades before Casino Royale. However, while it is a gin based drink, it doesn’t resemble the Vesper Martini.
29th May 2022 at 09:35
Many thanks, James. I've added a reference to Boothby above along with his Vesper recipe.