The classic Vesper. Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman.
Having recently delighted in
Skyfall with son James, and with a fresh bottle of Lillet on hand,
and having never tried this preposterous sounding cocktail with the beguiling name, well, I had to give the Vesper a go. Checking my resources I noticed that one, the very elegant and excellent
ratio-oriented book,
See Mix Drink, includes a twist of orange rather than the customary lemon twist. I contacted the author,
Brian D. Murphy, who explained his rationale via email:
"Alessandro, the bartender at the
Dukes Hotel in London (where the cocktail originated), replaces the lemon with an orange peel. When I visited there and asked why, he said it pairs much better with the hint of orange ...
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