Vesper Martini article and Dukes Hotel recipe

The Domino Effect

Here's a blog on the Vesper martini as offered in Ian Fleming's old haunt, Dukes Hotel, complete with the current recipe the bar uses...http://www.outpostmagazine.com/articles/columnists/simon-vaughan/420-bar-stools-of-the-rich-and-famous

If anyone hasn't swung by Dukes on a visit to London to sample their current generation of the Vesper, I highly recommend it next time you're nearby. It also makes a great ending spot for a walking tour of Fleming's London or Bond's London.

MooseWithFleas

I went last year on a business trip and had the Fleming 89 Martini. It was crafted with such care and the gentlemen preparing the drink clearly knew what he was doing. It was the best martini I have had to date. Would have loved to try a traditional Vesper, but since I was on business and had a dinner to attend, I took Bond's advice: "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."

The Fleming 89, meanwhile, was created in partnership with London-based perfumery Floris whose No. 89 Eau de Toilette was Bond’s signature scent. Inspired by tonka beans used in the cologne, Palazzi infuses 750 ml of Russian vodka with a handful of the vanilla-scented beans to create his special elixir. In a frosted martini glass, he adds a sugared rose, the infused vodka, English vermouth, Lillet, a few drops of chocolate bitter, tops it off with Russian vodka and as a final touch, gives it a spritz of rose liqueur, to create a chocolaty, dessert-like cocktail

http://pursuitist.com/londons-dukes-bar-serves-james-bond-martinis/



The bar itself is pretty small. Not a place to go with all your buddies, but rather a more intimate setting suited for a close friend or significant other. Very classy and chic.

AlphaOmegaSin

The next Time I'm In London, Ill pop around Dukes -{

How expensive is it?

MooseWithFleas

It was pretty pricey. My martini was 18 pounds. For a rare treat though and the incredible quality I can say mine was well worth it -{

AlphaOmegaSin

You're just whetted my Appetite -{

Dryden

£22 from memory. As already mentioned - worth the price but as a treat.