Vesper martini
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The drink was popularized in the novel Casino Royale (1953) when ordered by its inventor, secret agent James Bond (Agent 007), to commemorate his strong feelings for its namesake, [Vesper Lynd]. Although there have been a teleplay and two films based on this book, the signature cocktail was only mentioned twice in the recent Casino Royale (2006 Film): when he ordered it at the poker table and several others followed suit, and when Bond states that he named the drink the [Vesper], because once he tasted it, it was all he wanted to drink. The cocktail is also mentioned by its ingredients in [Quantum of Solace], but Bond does not refer to it by name.
Because these movies were set in the present-day but Kina Lillet has not been available since the early 1980s, its mention in the recipe in these movies is anachronistic.
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