# Bond's martinis

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bonds-martinis/42693>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [November 25, 2000, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bonds-martinis/42693 "2000-11-25T22:48:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![spartacist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/67e7ee/32.png) [@spartacist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spartacist)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2000, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bonds-martinis/42693/21 "2000-12-13T08:04:32Z")

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It just so happens that I have a copy of Casino Royale here next to my computer. Chapter 7 (Rouge et Noir) gives us the first appearance of Bond’s famous drink:

```
Bond insisited on ordering Leiter's Haig-and-Haig 'on the rocks' and then he looked carefully at the barman.
'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.'
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**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2000, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bonds-martinis/42693/22 "2000-12-13T13:41:21Z")

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Casino Royale…Ohhhhhh, I love Woddy Alan!  
::ducks and runs::

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**Author:** ![JillGat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2000, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bonds-martinis/42693/23 "2000-12-14T23:29:32Z")

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[[Casino Royale…Ohhhhhh, I love Woddy Alan!  
::ducks and runs::]]

You should… after that spelling job.

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