Casino Royale Martini
Shaken or stirred, a classic 'Casino Royale' Martini is the ultimate way to feel like James Bond in your own kitchen. Also known as the Vesper Martini after Bond's love interest Vesper Lynde, the Casino Royale Martini is suave and sophisticated.
Servings: 1 large cocktail
Calories: 274kcal
Ingredients
- 3 oz Gin Gordon's or your favorite
- 1 oz Vodka Absolut, Grey oose, Smirnoff
- ½ oz Cocchi Americano See Notes for Substitutes
- Ice large cubes
- thin lemon twist
Instructions
- Start with a medium scoop of ice cubes and dump into your cocktail shaker.Ice
- Using a cocktail jigger, measure the Gordon's Gin, Vodka, and the Cocchi Americano (or the substitutes using Lillet Blanc & a few drops of Angustura bitters, or White Vermouth with a few drops of bitters). Pour each jigger of booze into the cocktail shaker.3 oz Gin, 1 oz Vodka, ½ oz Cocchi Americano
- Cap the cocktail shaker and give the contents are few back and forth shakes. Using a cocktail strainer, or the strainer lid of the cocktail shaker, pour your Casino Royale Vesper martini into a glass. Garnish with a bit of twist of lemon.thin lemon twist
Notes
- You can also either Lillet Blanc or White Vermouth with a few drops of Angostura bitters, for both to get a similar flavor profile if Cocchi Americano is not available.
- An easy lemon twist hack is to slice your lemon into ¼" slices, then make a cut anywhere to then open the slice up. Peel out the fruit segment section until only the peel strip remains.
- This makes a large enough cocktail to split between two smaller glasses, if desired.
Nutrition
Calories: 274kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 0.01g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 2mg | Iron: 0.03mg