Martini
Bond's choice of 'vodka martini, medium dry, shaken not stirred'
from Russian vodka and with a twist of lemon peel marks him out as
a man who knows what he wants and how he wants it. 'Shaken not
stirred' is now a stock line for every film, and is also likely to
become a title before too long. Bond's vodka martini seems to be
famous throughout the world amongst Bond villains, all of whom
invariably have one prepared for 007. However, Bond isn't a snob,
and when Henderson offered him one 'stirred, not shaken' Bond says
it is 'Perfect'. The Martini was once known as 'Martinez', and is
probably derived from this rather than the vermouth drinks
manufacturer Martini.
