How to Make a Vesper Martini | Mark Rippetoe

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Mark Rippetoe shares his take on the classic Vesper Martini, introduced to the world in by James Bond in Ian Fleming's Casino Royale.

[Joe Jaloszynski]

I'm probably overthinking this, does the vodka matter as much? You once mentioned that nobody should drink 80° whiskey so I have applied that to all of my spirit choices. Smirnoff has a 100° vodka, it works well for a little extra punch.

[Mark Rippetoe]

Any iced drink melts the ice, reducing the proof of the spirit. What do you mean, "matter as much"?

[Joe Jaloszynski]

Any iced drink melts the ice, reducing the proof of the spirit. What do you mean, "matter as much"?

The quality of the vodka. I am not talking swill, just in general, have you tried other vodkas and had similarly pleasant experiences?

[Mark Rippetoe]

Vodka is 80 proof ethanol, and that is all. At least it should be.

[AParrillo]

Definitely want to mix the Vesper Martini, but the first two liquor stores I tried do not have Martin Miller's gin of Cocchi Americana vermouth, so will continue the quest this weekend. Not a big spirits drinker, but this sounds irresistible.

[AParrillo]

Found Martin Miller gin and Cocchi Americans as well as St George Absinthe. I use Russian Standard vodka. Yes, tangelo is the perfect vest. Excellent martini! Appreciate the recipe and broadening my horizons. Thank you.

[I_iz_a_fatass]

Nice to see someone who knows martinis are stirred, not shaken.

[Harcourt]

Nice to see someone who knows martinis are stirred, not shaken.

Bond called for his martinis to be shaken, not stirred. Rip shakes a cocktail the way old people fuck. Here's the correct way to use a shaker:

[Mark Rippetoe]

Nice to see someone who knows martinis are stirred, not shaken.

I didn't stir.

Bond called for his martinis to be shaken, not stirred. Rip shakes a cocktail the way old people fuck. Here's the correct way to use a shaker:

Right. The tattooed hipster way. I don't do it that way.