what does james bond drink in the books
martini cocktails
title: James Bond (literary character) text: consumes forty-six drinks: Pouilly-Fuissé, Riquewihr and Marsala wines, most of a bottle of Algerian wine, some 1953 Château Mouton Rothschild claret, along with Taittinger and Krug champagnes and Babycham; for whiskies he consumes three bourbon and waters, half a pint of I.W. Harper bourbon, Jack Daniel's whiskey, two double bourbons on the rocks, two whisky and sodas, two neat scotches and one glass of neat whisky; vodka consumption totalled four vodka and tonics and three double vodka martinis; other spirits included two double brandies with ginger ale, a flask of Enzian Schnaps and a double gin: he also washed this title: James Bond (literary character) text: down with four steins of German beer. Bond's alcohol intake does not seem to affect his performance. For his non-alcoholic drinks Bond eschews tea, calling it "mud" and blaming it for the downfall of the British Empire. He instead prefers to drink coffee. When in England and not on a mission, Bond dines as simply as Fleming did on dishes such as grilled sole, "oeufs en cocotte" and cold roast beef with potato salad. When on a mission, however, Bond eats more extravagantly. This was partly because in 1953, when "Casino Royale" was published, many items of food were still title: James Bond (literary character) text: on him in "From Russia, With Love", Bond is made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George. Fleming biographer Andrew Lycett noted that, "within the first few pages [of "Casino Royale"] Ian had introduced most of Bond's idiosyncrasies and trademarks", which included his looks, his Bentley and his smoking and drinking habits. The full details of Bond's martini were kept until chapter seven of the book and Bond eventually named it "The Vesper", after Vesper Lynd. Bond's drinking habits run throughout the series of books. During the course of "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" alone, Bond title: James Bond (literary character) text: other drugs, for both functional and recreational reasons: "Moonraker" sees Bond consume a quantity of the amphetamine benzedrine accompanied by champagne, before his bridge game with Sir Hugo Drax (also consuming a carafe of vintage Riga vodka and a vodka martini); he also uses the drug for stimulation on missions, such as swimming across Shark Bay in "Live and Let Die", or remaining awake and alert when threatened in the Dreamy Pines Motor Court in "The Spy Who Loved Me". According to academic Jeremy Black, Bond is written as a complex character, even though he was also often the voice title: Shaken, not stirred text: "Quantum of Solace" drinking bottled beer when meeting with Felix Leiter in a Bolivian bar. In "Die Another Day", Bond drinks a mojito. In "Casino Royale", Bond orders Mount Gay Rum with soda. In that film, he also invents the famous "Vesper" cocktail—a variation on a martini—originally included in the novel but not seen in the films until the reboot. In "Skyfall", the villain Raoul Silva says he believes 50-year-old Macallan single malt whisky to be one of Bond's favourites. Also in "Goldfinger" during a briefing on the villain, their host offers a refill with, "Have a little more of