James Bond Style | Bond Girl Style | Shaken Not Stirred

The James Bond Martini
(from drinkmixer.com)

3 oz gin
1 oz vodka (Preferably Smirnoff Vodka)
1/2 oz Lillet Blanc wine

Pour the gin, vodka and Lillet blanc into a cocktail shaker half-filled with cracked ice. Shake well, and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a twist of lemon, and serve.

James Bond called it the "Vesper," after the double agent he lusts after in Casino Royale. After Bond was poisoned in Casino Royale he always smells his drink you know this if you watched Dr. No because Sean Connery smells his Martini to see if its poisoned or not.

On his first trip to Jamaica to look for land, Ian Fleming went to a local club. There he was introduced to the “Vesper” cocktail. Fleming loved the name so much, he wrote the name on a napkin as to not forget it. This inspired him to name his Bond Girl in the novel Casino Royale, Vesper Lynd.

Word for word, the drink Bond orders in the Casino Royale book:
A dry martini, in a deep champagne goblet. Three measures of Gordons, one of Vodka, half measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it very well until it's ice cold, then add a thin slice of lemon peel.

Very nice, 007!

It should be noted, however, that although the current film James Bond drinks Bollinger (a marketing deal with the producers of the film series), Bond originally preferred Dom Perignon, produced by Moët et Chandon. But because it is a vintage champagne, it is only produced when the grapes are at their best. Currently, the vintage for Dom Perignon is 1999 (and it's no doubt the scarcity of the production that has encouraged the producers to switch). This exchange between Dr. No and Bond explains the agent's preferences, as he grabs a bottle to fend off Honey Ryder's abduction during dinner:

Dr. No: That's a Dom Perignon '55, it would be a pity to break it
James Bond: I prefer the '53 myself...

Bombed. James Bombed."Liver not too good. It's definitely him, then." -- Bond's doctor, Die Another Day

James Bond's Champagne of Choice:

007's stunning alcoholic prowess often extendes far beyond the classic Vodka Martini and a bottle of Bollinger:

• Brandy - Goldfinger
• Mint Julep - Goldfinger
• Rum Collins - Thunderball
• Siamese Vodka - You Only Live Twice
• Sake - You Only Live Twice
• Sherry - Diamonds Are Forever
• Foo Yuk - The Man with the Golden Gun
• Gluhwein - For Your Eyes Only
• Mojito - Die Another Day

So why does 007 prefer his Martini Shaken, and not Stirred?
When a Martini is stirred with ice the drink ends up completely clear but Bond prefers the cloudy effect and the extra chill that is given when the mixture is shaken (The shaking breaks up the ice more).

For an in-depth analysis of why Bond orders it "shaken, not stirred," visit the Straight Dope.