Hi Tony - do you still have any Kina Lillet you would be willing to sell?
Aaron, I still have my collection but regret not for sale. How serious are you about the history etc?
Not too sure about your comments regarding Lillet being a Vermouth with a coffee flavour. This is an aromatised wine as such not strictly a Vermouth. Also it certainly does not have a coffee flavour. Interestingly the Vesper is often referred to as a Vesper Martini. But as it does not actually contain any Vermouth it can not be described as a Martini at all. Now what makes a perfect Vesper? happy to debate this with anyone as not even Bond had a perfect Vesper neither shaken or stirred!
Hello! If you are still open to sharing, I have been looking for ages as a gift to someone who has in turn been looking for years. Would be more than happy to pay a price you think is fair + a 'thank you immensely' tip.
Hi
I have just seen your interest in my miniature Kina Lillet collection. I had not really considered selling but happy to explore this option, or maybe share a perfect Vesper?
I have tried all of the well documented potential alternatives and then some. I have compared these with my own well preserved Kina Lillet (lilet). I would love to say that one of the proposed alternatives is the closest, but drum roll. In my personal and informed opinion modern Lillet Blanc is the closest and indeed very close. The bitter quinine that was removed has, over time been overstated. Off the shelf, the best compromise Vesper Martini is Vesper Martini No. 3 created Alessandro Palazzi.