Ian Fleming, a British novelist and frequent patron of Dukes, invented the Vesper martini for James Bond, who ordered his “shaken not stirred”. Ernest Hemingway, also a committed drinker ...
Some of them truly awful. Frequently, they shake it. Must be the influence of James Bond; never shake a martini. Other times the Italians make it lousy with vermouth. Worst of all: they have ...
When it comes to drinks, James Bond may be best associated with a martini—shaken, not stirred, of course. But the secret agent has been known to enjoy a glass or two of bubbly as well.