Toulouse, Nantes, Quimper and Clermont-Ferrand 1967: Roger Seguin designed an advertising poster for Lillet (blue background) 2008: Posters designed by Stina Persson 2012: Sara Singh illustrations for Lillet 2014: Lillet Paris rooftop scene photography by Pauline Daniel Serving Lillet Lillet is an aperitif wine, intended to be served well chilled at 6–8 °C (43–46 °F). In France, Lillet is usually served on ice with a slice of orange, or a lemon or lime peel. In Germany, Austria and Switzerland Lillet blanc is more often served as a Lillet Vive, a Lillet blanc long drink. A Lillet Vive is 5cl Lillet blanc, 10cl tonic water, a slice of cucumber, a strawberry and mint leaves. In other countries, especially in the US and UK, it is more often used as a cocktail ingredient. The best known Lillet cocktails are the Vesper, the Corpse Reviver #2, the 20th Century and the Old Etonian. Recipes appear in cocktail books including The Bartender's Bible by Gary Regan, the Savoy Cocktail Book by Harry Craddock and the Complete World Bartender Guide by Bob Sennett. In the 1930s the Savoy Cocktail Book published 22 Lillet cocktails recipes (46 Cointreau, 24 Dubonnet, 24 Chartreuse and 10 Grand Marnier, by comparison). A Lillet spritz is a two-ingredient cocktail in which white or rosé Lillet is mixed with sparkling water and a garnish such as mint, berries, cranberries, or thyme sprigs. In the USA a booklet titled "The Lillet Book of Apertif Cocktails" was distributed with bottles of Lillet. It included a recipe which described a "Lillet Spritz" as "3 parts Lillet Blanc or Lillet Rose and 3 parts tonic water. Build over 3 large ice cubes in a tall wine glass and garnish with cucumber, mint and strawberry." Appearances in popular culture 1950s: Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, the American spouse of King Edward VIII, was a great admirer of Lillet. She introduced it to high society, particularly at Fauchon, and into the upper-class hotels where she stayed frequently. 1953: in the first Ian Fleming James Bond novel Casino Royale, Bond invents a Kina Lillet martini, which he named the "Vesper" after his love interest in the story: The Vesper was prepared for James Bond in the films Casino Royale (2006) and Quantum of Solace (2008). 1981: Lillet is the preferred drink of serial killer Hannibal Lecter in the series of books written by Thomas Harris. References External links Aromatised