8) James Bond (Um, he’s James Bond?)
Despite the fact that James Bond should be dead by the ripe age of 56 thanks to his alcoholic tendencies, as long as new actors keep his legacy alive, he’ll be just fine. I mean, is there a classier drinker out there? Not only does he hold his alcohol extremely well, looking so damn suave doing so, but he always gets the girl, always escapes danger, and always kicks ass – while pretty sufficiently buzzed, one might assume. No slurs or misfires – the tolerance of a true English gentleman.
Upholding his typically dashing nature, James Bond is a martini man, always ending his order with his iconic instruction – “shaken, not stirred.” Bond’s alcoholic expertise is further advanced in Casino Royale when James creates a drink of his own while sitting at Le Chiffre’s poker table, instructing the bartender to use “three measures of Gordon’s; one of vodka; half a measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it over ice, and add a thin slice of lemon peel” – a drink straight from Fleming’s novel.
So not only is Bond a spy, ladies man, and all around badass – but he’s a mixologist too? Sadly, the only thing Bond abuses more than inept henchman is his own liver…
Published: Apr 20, 2014 10:03 pm