# Vesper

> Vesper, the IBA official recipe: 45 ml gin, 15 ml vodka and 7.5 ml Lillet Blanc. Shaken and served up in a chilled martini glass, garnished with lemon zest.

Gin, vodka and Lillet shaken, as ordered by James Bond in Casino Royale.

Also known as Vesper Martini.

- IBA category: [IBA: Contemporary Classics](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/contemporary-classics/index.md)
- Main spirit: [Gin cocktails](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/gin-cocktails/index.md)
- Method: Shaken (shaken hard with ice)
- Glass: Martini glass
- Served: Straight up, no ice
- Strength: about 23.2% ABV once diluted by ice, about 1.4 standard drinks (14 g of alcohol each)
- Volume: 68 ml (2¼ oz) before ice, about 111 ml in the glass
- Taste: Spirit-forward

## Ingredients

Amounts are for one drink. Ounces use 30 ml to the ounce.

- 45 ml (1½ oz) [Gin](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/gin/index.md)
- 15 ml (½ oz) [Vodka](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/vodka/index.md)
- 7.5 ml (¼ oz) [Lillet Blanc](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/lillet-blanc/index.md)

## Method

1. Pour all ingredients into cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes.
2. Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

## Garnish

Lemon zest.

## If you like the Vesper

- [Corpse Reviver #2](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/corpse-reviver-2/index.md): Gin, triple sec, Lillet Blanc, lemon juice and absinthe
- [Long Island Iced Tea](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/long-island-iced-tea/index.md): Vodka, tequila, white rum, gin, triple sec, lemon juice, simple syrup and cola

## Source

- Recipe as specified by the International Bartenders Association: https://iba-world.com/iba-cocktail/vesper/
- IBA video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqG4EssJ1uw
- Strength is an estimate that allows for dilution from ice; brands vary.

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