James Bond Martini

• Recipe by Cocktails 2007

Smoky’s Club • Madison, WI
For this variation on the Vesper from Ian Fleming’s first James Bond novel, Casino Royale bar manager "Martini Bob" Perry adds a Wisconsin touch: blue-cheese-stuffed olives.

Ingredients

1. Ice
2. 3 ounces gin
3. 1 ounce vodka
4. 1/2 ounce Lillet Blanc
5. 3 blue cheese-stuffed olives, skewered on a pick

Directions

1. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the gin, vodka and Lillet Blanc. Shake well and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with the stuffed olives.