Vesper Martini

Vesper Martini

  • Type
    Cocktail
  • Primary alcohol by volume
    Gin
  • Served
    Straight up
  • Standard garnish
    Lemon zest
  • Standard drinkware
    Cocktail glass
  • IBA specified ingredients
    45 ml gin
    15 ml vodka
    7.5 ml lillet blanc
  • Preparation
    Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes.
    Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
  • Timing
    Before dinner

The vesper martini is a cocktail that was originally made of gin, vodka, and kina lillet.

The formulations of its ingredients have changed since its original publication in print, and so some modern bartenders have created new versions which attempt to more closely mimic the original taste.

References
Vesper (cocktail)

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