A vodka martini, also known as a vodkatini
or kangaroo cocktail, is a cocktail made with vodka and vermouth, a variation
of a Martini.
A vodka martini is made by combining vodka,
dry vermouth, and ice in a cocktail shaker or mixing glass. The ingredients are
chilled, either by stirring or shaking, then strained and served "straight
up" (without ice) in a chilled cocktail glass. The drink may be garnished
with an olive, a "twist" (a strip of lemon peel squeezed or twisted),
capers, or cocktail onions (with the onion garnish specifically yielding a
vodka Gibson).
James Bond famously drinks a "Vodka
Martini, shaken not stirred".
Ian Flemming described in details what the
recipe is in "Casino Royale" (1953) Chapter 7 and it goes like this:
Three measures of Gordon's, one of vodka, half
a measure of Kina Lillet (which was a vermouth but started as a wine). Shake it
very well until it's ice-cold, and then add a large thin slice of lemon-peel.
"Shaken, not stirred" is a
catchphrase of Ian Fleming's fictional British Secret Service agent James Bond,
and his preference for how he wished his martini prepared. The phrase first
appears in the novel Diamonds Are Forever (1956), though Bond does not actually
say the line until Dr. No (1958) but says it "shaken and not stirred"
instead of "shaken, not stirred." It was first uttered in the films
by Sean Connery in Goldfinger in 1964 (though the villain Dr. Julius No offers
this drink and utters those words in the first film, Dr. No, in 1962). It was
used in numerous Bond films thereafter with the notable exceptions of You Only
Live Twice, in which the drink is offered stirred, not shaken (Bond, ever the
gentleman, ignores his host's gaffe, telling him the drink is perfect), and
Casino Royale, in which Bond, after losing millions of dollars in a game of
poker, is asked if he wants his martini shaken or stirred, and snaps, "Do
I look like I give a damn?"
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