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 DS> Lili from California / was a frequent travel companion

Lili is delightful. She's been here once and we stay in touch on
social media.

I have no Lili recipes, merely Lily, Lilly Pilly and Lillet ones.
 
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      Title: The Vesper Martini
 Categories: Alcohol, Beverages
      Yield: 1 Serving
 
           IBA VERSION:
      2 oz Gin
    1/2 oz Vodka
    1/4 oz Lillet Blanc
 
  Shake over ice until well chilled, then strain into a deep goblet
  and garnish with a thin slice of lemon peel.
  
  Back story: The drink was invented and named by Ian Fleming in the
  1953 James Bond novel Casino Royale."A dry martini. In a deep
  champagne goblet. 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?" "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. I hate
  small portions of anything." Named in the novel after Vesper Lynd.
  "I was born in the evening ... on a very stormy evening"
  
  Contemporary versions: Since Gordon's Gin has been reformulated
  (lower proof) and Kina Lillet had the formula changed, substitutes
  must be made to recapture the original flavour of the drink. Lillet
  Blanc had most of the quinine removed. Cocchi Americano can be
  used instead to give a more bitter finish. Use 100 proof vodka to
  bring the alcohol content back to 1953 levels. And use 94 proof
  Tanqueray, Bombay Sapphire or Beefeater if available instead of 75
  proof Gordon's. The reason to shake rather than stir the drink is
  to gain a little extra dilution from the melting ice as this is a
  very potent drink otherwise.
  
  Esquire printed the following update of the recipe in 2006: Shake
  (if you must) with plenty of cracked ice. 3 oz Tanqueray gin, 1 oz
  100-proof [50%] Stolichnaya vodka, 1/2 oz Lillet Blanc, 1/8
  teaspoon (or less) quinine powder or, in desperation, 2 dashes of
  bitters. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and twist a large
  swatch of thin-cut lemon peel over the top. To recapture the Bond
  vibe "Then shoot somebody evil."

  From: Casino Royale, The IBA And Esquire Magazine
 
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Cheers

Jim


... I am so old I can remember when vodka only came in vodka flavour.

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