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Drink 007: May 2012
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Drink by the Book. Drinks from the Films. Wednesday, May 30, 2012. M, at the James Bond Dossier, was gracious enough to give me the opportunity to sound off a little bit (well, actually more than a little. Bit) about the first Skyfall teaser trailer. You can read my words here: http:/ www.tjbd.co.uk/content/skyfall/skyfall-teaser-trailer-1-why-its-bond.htm. Posted by Legendre Thirst. Sunday, May 27, 2012. I'd say his Julep is tart enough for him. Something about watching James Bond and Goldfinger sipping...
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Drink 007: June 2012
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Drink by the Book. Drinks from the Films. Thursday, June 28, 2012. The Kangaroo Cocktail (aka "Vodka Martini"). I'll have a Kangaroo. Shaken, not stirred.". I hope I've made it right,' she said. 'Six to one sounds terribly strong. I've never had vodka Martinis before.'" The poor dear. We are, of course, referring to Solitaire in the novel Live and Let Die, trying to please her new man, James Bond, by making his drink correctly despite her anxiety about its (or his? 3 oz (or six parts) vodka. Airplane (mo...
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Drink 007: January 2012
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Drink by the Book. Drinks from the Films. Sunday, January 8, 2012. In the novel Live and Let Die. James Bond is with Solitaire on a cross country train from New York to Washington, when he orders from the Pullman two Old Fashioned Cocktails, specifying Old Grand-Dad bourbon, to go with their meal of chicken sandwiches and decaffeinated coffee ( Sanka. So, let's get to the bourbon. According to David Wondrich. Old Grand-Dad is produced at 3 different proofs: 86 proof, 100 proof bonded and 114 proof. B...
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Drink 007: Rum Collins
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Drink by the Book. Drinks from the Films. Friday, May 11, 2012. In 1934, only one year after the repeal of prohibition in the United States, former bootlegger Don Beach went straight, opened a successful chain of restaurant bars and invented the faux tropical style of cocktail known now as the tiki drink. Here is the most palatable of the recipes I tried. Shake with ice:. 2 oz white rum (I used Cruzan). 5 oz freshly squeezed lime juice. 15 oz simple syrup (or super fine sugar). 5 oz fresh lime juice.
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Drink 007: Stinger
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Drink by the Book. Drinks from the Films. Saturday, September 8, 2012. Taking the road less traveled from most commercial créme de menthes, the Tempus Fugit product (Créme de Menthe Glacial) tastes more like fresh mint with a hint of menthol and other compatible herbaceous flavors than any product currently on the market. More potent in terms of flavor than simply muddling your own mint but stopping just this side of cloying or overly potent, Tempus Fugit Crème de Menthe Glacial is. Just after a good meal.
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Drink 007: December 2011
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Drink by the Book. Drinks from the Films. Saturday, December 31, 2011. In the credits of the film version of Moonraker. While most of us will never be able to taste one of the exact vintages of Bollinger that 007 enjoys, I thought it would be fun to list the books and films where Bollinger appears. Diamonds are Forever - Tiffany Case sends a quarter bottle to Bond's cabin on the Queen Elizabeth. Live and Let Die: vintage not specified. Moonraker: Bollinger RD '69. License to Kill: Bollinger RD '75. Madam...
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Drink 007: February 2012
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Drink by the Book. Drinks from the Films. Monday, February 27, 2012. Which serves as a precursor to the somewhat more pedestrian Lemon Drop. The Fog Cutter. Is another excellent choice. With these examples of mixological excellence, you will be guaranteed a delight for your senses that will not, even for a moment, reveal the notorious flavor of gin to your palette. These drinks are, at least in that regard, safe. The Pink Gin cocktail is not. One of those drinks. Here's how I like mine:. Live and let die.
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Drink 007: March 2012
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Drink by the Book. Drinks from the Films. Tuesday, March 20, 2012. The gin and tonic has many interpretation in terms of proportions but remains fairly simple in terms of ingredients. In Doctor No, Bond orders a double Gin and Tonic and cuts the lime in two, squeezing the halves into the glass, dropping them in and topping it with ice and tonic. A single. A highball (tall) glass filled with ice, pour and stir in:. 3 measures of gin,. Fill the glass with tonic water. That said, I prefer Q Tonic. While lim...
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Drink 007: April 2012
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Drink by the Book. Drinks from the Films. Monday, April 23, 2012. Technically, the Sazerac isn't so much a Bond cocktail as it is a Leiter cocktail since it's Felix Leiter who orders them while the pair investigate a lead at the Fillet of Soul bar in Harlem in the film version of Live and Let Die. And, sadly, Bond never actually gets to try one because his table sinks into the floor and he is captured by the film's super groovy villain, Mr. Big. Which is a shame because James Bond would have loved. Initi...
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Drink 007: The Kangaroo Cocktail (aka "Vodka Martini")
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Drink by the Book. Drinks from the Films. Thursday, June 28, 2012. The Kangaroo Cocktail (aka "Vodka Martini"). I'll have a Kangaroo. Shaken, not stirred.". I hope I've made it right,' she said. 'Six to one sounds terribly strong. I've never had vodka Martinis before.'" The poor dear. We are, of course, referring to Solitaire in the novel Live and Let Die, trying to please her new man, James Bond, by making his drink correctly despite her anxiety about its (or his? 3 oz (or six parts) vodka. And ordering...
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