Of this take on a martini, James Bond quipped, "I never have more than one drink before dinner. But I do like that one to be large and very strong and very cold and very well-made." What he said.
Ingredients
1 cocktail
Step 1
Stir 1/2 ounce Lillet Blanc, 1 ounce vodka, and 1 1/2 ounces Tanqueray gin in an ice-filled mixing glass until very cold, about 30 seconds. Strain cocktail through a Hawthorne strainer or a slotted spoon into a martini glass.
Step 2
Using a small serrated knife, remove a 1" strip of peel from a lemon (some white pith is okay); it should be stiff enough to provide some resistance when bent. Twist over drink to express oils; discard. Garnish with a lemon twist.
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Reviews (3)
Back to TopI prefer Evelyn Waugh's "three fingers of gin" to a martini watered down with vodka and too much vermouth!
Relee54
MI, USA
8/15/2021
Way too much vermouth. Really should be done with just a few drops. Otherwise a gin martini and vodka martini rolled into one. What's not to like?
extradry
Godalming
6/23/2021
I absolutely adore this cocktail first introduced to me while living in London. I haven’t been able to experience it as distinctly as the bar at The Ivy in Saint Johns Wood made it, perhaps due to so many bars lacking the Lilette component. A lovely twist of the standard martini.
jkbrunton533
Helsingborg, Sweden
9/21/2020
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