Shaken explores James Bond creator Ian Fleming’s writings on the pleasures of drinking, the stories behind the Bond phenomenon and drinks inspired by 007 and his creator.
A new authorised James Bond cocktail book, Shaken: Drinking with James Bond and Ian Fleming, will be released on 6th September 2018 in the UK and October 2nd in the USA.
A self-published book about James Bond’s drinks will compete against the best in the world after judges of the 2014 World Gourmand Awards announced it the UK winner of the cocktails category.
“The waiter brought the Martinis, shaken and not stirred, as Bond had stipulated, and some slivers of lemon peel in a wine glass. Bond twisted two of them and let them sink to the bottom of his drink.”
The letter from "M" from the movie Casino Royale that Bond receives in Montenegro. The letter, that comes in a big envelop along with two passports, explains the identities that Bond (Arlington Beech) and Vesper (Stephanie Broadchest) need to assume. Created by Urhash.
Grandhotel Pupp, a 228-room luxury hotel located in Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad), Czech Republic, doubles for Hotel Splendide in Montenegro in the 2006 movie Casino Royale.
Villa del Balbianello is located next to Lake Como, Italy. In the spring of 2006, the movie Casino Royale was filmed in front of the villa. The villa doubles as a hospital where James Bond (Daniel Craig) is recovering, together with Vesper (Eva Green) and where the Swiss banker comes to get the code to transfer the money.
In the movie Casino Royale (2006), James Bond (Daniel Craig) and Vesper Lynd (Eva Green) sail from Montenegro to Venice in style: a brand new Spirit 54 sailing yacht, made by Spirit Yachts.
A Sony Ericsson M600i (in chrystal white color) mobile phone is used by Vesper (Eva Green) in the 2006 James Bond film Casino Royale. In one of the last scenes the SMS sound can be heard (check below for that sms alert sound) and Bond picks up the phone and reads a message that suddenly makes him understand the real intentions of his Bond-girl.
Vesper (Eva Green) wears Versace 4061 sunglasses in the James Bond film Casino Royale, when Bond types his resignation on the Vaio Laptop, and she steers the Spirit 54 yacht into Venice.
Melograno aqua di colonia, by Santa Maria Novella is used by Vesper (Eva Green) in the James Bond film Casino Royale. The composition of the tart taste of pomegranate with an insistent powdery undertone is a Santa Maria Novella classic fragrance. The bottle can be seen when Bond checks the content of Vesper's purse, at the end of the film.
The recipe for James Bond's "Vesper" martini, as described in the 1953 book Casino Royale: '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?'
Jewellery designer Sophie Harley's Love Knot has a starring role in the James Bond film Casino Royale (2006) and features again briefly in the sequel Quantum of Solace (2008).
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