Shaken

Shaken Synopsis

Readers can explore James Bond creator Ian Flemings writing on the pleasures of drinking and mix themselvesfifty delicious cocktails from recipes inspired by his books and developed by award-winning London bar, Swift. Both Bond and Fleming were partial to a stiff drink. In both fiction and real life, cocktails were an important and well-chosen accompaniment to adventure and daring and often relaxing. Fleming made the Martini famous with Bonds ritual of always ordering it shaken, not stirred. But in every James Bond book a wide selection of strong, sophisticated and carefully crafted drinks are essential details to the story. The recipes in Shaken are divided into five categories: Straight Up; On the Rocks; Tall; Fizzy; and Exotic. Sip on inventions such as Smersh, Moneypenny, That Old Devil M and Diamonds Are Forever, as well as classic Bond cocktails such as the Vesperand, of course, the Dry Martini. Each recipe is illustrated by a stunning full-color photo of the drink and wonderful extracts from Flemings writingtaken from the passage where the drink was featured or a place, character, or plot that inspired it.Shaken features a foreword written by the novelists nephew, Fergus Fleming, as well as plenty of his writing on whisky, gin, rum, and other spirits.