I believe the reason Bond had his martini shaken, not stirred was because he was a high functioning alcoholic.

I really appreciate the honest review of Kona L’Aero d’Or. I just heard about it from Greg’s video and am curious about using it vs Cochi Americano. Thank you for doing this video.

I was gonna ask if you coordinated this video with him, funny coincidence!

I'm pretty sure "d'Or" is pronounced do-voir

2:40 Y'know, there 's actually a reason given in the book that Casino Royale is based on as to why the amounts of each ingredient in a Vesper are so large. This is taken straight from Chapter 7 of the book: 'A dry martini,' he said. 'One. In a deep champagne goblet.' 'Oui, monsieur.' 'Just a moment. Three measures of Gordon's, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it very well until it's ice-cold, then add a large thin slice of lemon peel. Got it?' 'Certainly monsieur.' The barman seemed pleased with the idea. 'Gosh, that's certainly a drink,' said Leiter. Bond laughed. 'When I'm ... er ... concentrating,' he explained, '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. I hate small portions of anything, particularly when they taste bad. This drink's my own invention. I'm going to patent it when I think of a good name.' Essentially, like a couple other people have said, Bond was being extra when he ordered it, on top of also just being the kind of person who doesn't half-ass anything they do.

Quess yeah haha. God bless em

Same. But I would just make them gin martinis and not tell them

Tom Lasher-Walker oh hai! Fancy seeing you here

i love the strength of the vesper. i tend to call it a "three-sip-drink". what you really should try is a vesper with belvedere vodka, ferdinand's saar dry gin (if you want to carry it to excess get the cask strength) and lillet blanc.

Pussies. I drink 3 at a sitting.

Hahaha I'm sorry bro. 😅

It is actually a very tasty drink if made well

Why? Such an easy drink to make 😂

@@tuckafella94 The problem it's not the drink it's the type of clients who orders it , if you know what I mean...

@@JonathanFaltas ahhh right I feel ya! Wouldn't say I get that with vespers per say, I work in a bar that churns out a LOT of classics. I tend to get this feeling with guests that order porn star martinis 🤦🏻‍♂️

A SSR controlled part of Germany, West Berlin. Vesper was blackmailed (I think) by Soviet agents for quantum. Connection

Actually when I close my eyes and whisper Vesper Lynd, Eva Green appears. Wow what a looker.

Robert Sullivan sounds like a dream come true 😅

So...you make me remembered Putin instead of Eva, that's awkward...

west berlin was the portion of berlin under control of the allies, was it not? east berlin was the USSR side, right?

Lol like i still wouldnt order it

It's not that complicated of a drink

@@CAMSLAYER13 It's very particular, specifically in that he asks for it to be prepared improperly. He was trying to come off as a bougie asshole.

Not really true. According to the book Casino Royale, Bond orders this drink because when he's on the job he prefers to drink only one large, strong, very cold drink. Thus the above average alcohol content for a single drink, and why it's ordered shaken, not stirred. And interestingly, in the book he requests it to be served in a coupe glass, like the latter two cocktails!

I made one tonight. My first. Right off the bat, 4 oz of booze is a handful. I used Lillet Blanc. The interwebs listed it as one of the substitutes. Gin and vodka, are not half bad.

Lol I always took as way for Bond to say he was a man of action -you learn something new every day

I've always taken his choice of shaking as adding intentional dilution because he's a high functioning alcoholic. Bit easier to guzzle down 6 martinis in one sitting with a touch of extra water in them.

There are so many words for being drunk, but until this day, I hadn't heard of the term "sozzled". Thanks for that one!

In the novel Goldfinger Bond let's the ice in his drink melt a bit first to dilute it before drinking.

I reckon Fleming would have known how to pronounce “quinine” properly

ah crap

@@CocktailChemistry we all make mistakes sometimes its good ;)

Happy Hallowee-ee-een!

I sort of like it, it makes the video seem minimalistic and easier to concentrate on.

@@CocktailChemistry lol, we forget stuff ALL the time :)

Tempus fugit, memento mori!!

"three measures of Gordons, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet, shake it over ice then add a thin slice of lemon peel"

Its written monsieur my dude 😂

TallestOne i came to the comments just to make sure someone had said this, incredible

I love this comment 😂😂😂

That's an argument I never quite understood. I mean yes. The drink wouldn't be as strong, however if you drink it entirely, it doesn't really matter if it was stirred or shaken. It's the same amount of alcohol you ingested. Unless I miss something. Feel free to correct me.

@@CoxTH you missed nothing.

The Walking Forest the British Medical Association carried an article in December 2013 working out Bonds alcohol consumption across the Fleming books. They worked out that he averaged 93 units of alcohol per week and had a peak single day intake of 49.5 units.

sgwh2002 man, I think I must have had a problem in my youth. As it scared me that when you said 49 units and it didn’t seem that much. Yikes.... tbf, that’s like 10 martinis. Which is like a night out in my youth.

@@glennismade i think it means 49 martinis.

Konzetsu “Bond telling the barman, after taking a long sip, "Excellent ... but if you can get a vodka made with grain instead of potatoes, you will find it still better," and then adds in an aside, "Mais n'enculons pas des mouches" (English: "But let's not bugger flies"-a vulgar French expression meaning "let's not split hairs").”” Straight from the Casino Royale book

You should go watch some gaming videos.

I'm a huge fan of Jeffrey Wrights depiction of Leiter.

Such a great scene!

That seems so simple yet so brilliant. I always just thought he was ordering it wrong.

The How To Drink channel did these already

BattleCryy Some States in the US mandate that plastic bottles are used for liquor and / or liquors can only be sold at special stores. I ran into this when I was in the US earlier this year and it was a bit confusing to say the least!

@@WardyLion huh, how odd! ya learn something new every day, I guess

BattleCryy I fell afoul of this when me, my new wife, her sister and her sister’s husband (my in-laws) drove all day to Virginia. I picked up beer at a supermarket but wondered why they didn’t pick up any vodka, seeing as that’s what they wanted. That’s when I found out that liquor had to be bought at a nearby ABC...and it was shut!

The more I'm seeing/hearing this, the more sense its starting to make. As a long time Bond fan, it seems so obvious when you point it out.