Tea and Sympatico

We're back to Sean Connery as Bond for the last Martini and my last Mofo post. The film to go with the Lemon Meringue Pie Martini is Goldfinger and this cocktail is made with real edible gold leaf. The gold leaf was purchased via Ebay and was tricky to use needing two pairs of tweezers! Lemon Meringue Pie Martini Serves 1 1 shot of vodka 1 shot of Limoncello 1/2 shot of Galliano 3 shots of pineapple juice Edible gold leaf ice Shake the ingredients over ice in a cocktail shaker. Strain into a martini glass and use tweezers to float pieces of edible gold leaf on the surface of the drink. Garnish with a cocktail cherry. Goldfinger was the third Bond film and the first 'blockbuster' costing more than the first two films combined with extensive use of technology, gadgets and promotional tie-ins. Hope enjoyed the martini series, we've certainly enjoyed drinking them! Now I'm off to spend November catching up on all the blogs I've not had cha...

I've gone to the Black Forest of Germany for the inspiration for this Martini with our next Bond film not set too far away from there in the Swiss Alps. On Her Majesty's Secret Service was the sixth Bond film. The role previously played by Sean Connery was taken over for one film only by George Lazenby. Black Forest Martini Serves 1 1 shot of vodka 1 shot of cherry syrup 1 shot of Creme de Cacao 1 shot of soya cream ice Shake all the ingredients over ice in a cocktail shaker. Strain into a martini glass and garnish with a sprinkling of cocoa powder. On Her Majesty's Secret Service is also the only film where Bond marries. He gets wed to the Countess Teresa 'Tracey' de Vincenzo played by Diana Rigg. Here's the offical trailer.

I wanted to make an apple pie martini. Apple pie seemed suitably British like Bond but I was struggling to match it with a Bond film. Then my friend Sean, a Bond expert and lover of puns came up with the answer in The Man With The Golden (Delicious) Gun. This recipe makes a simple yet really delicious Martini. I only had powdered cinnamon which you could see floating in the drink. For aesthetic reasons I'd probably try this with cinnamon syrup next time. A cinnamon stick to garnish would look good too. Apple Pie Martini Serves 1 1 shot of vodka 3 shots of apple juice 1/4 teaspoon of cinammon or you could use some cinammon syrup 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla extract ice Shake all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into a martini glass and serve. This was the ninth bond film and the second to star Roger Moore. It also starred Christopher Lee as Bond villan Scaramanga. Here's the original trailer.

So, we went to see Skyfall last night and it was brilliant! I won't give anything away but will just say, go and see it, you won't be disappointed. There was dinner first at Wagamamas and of course cocktails. We went to our favourite Happy Hour cocktail bar Lola's and had Meowtinis made with Snow Leopard Vodka, rosemary and vermouth. We're going back to some old school Bond for today's cocktail, the Cherry Pie Martini. These are inspired by You Only Live Twice which is set in Japan a land famous for it's cherry blossom. Cherry Pie Martini Serves 1 1 shot of vodka 1 shot of cherry syrup 1 shot of lemon juice 1/2 shot of grenadine Shake all the ingredients with ice in a cocktail shaker and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with a cocktail cherry. Here's the original trailer for You Only Live Twice. It was the fifth Bond film and again stars Sean Connery with a screenplay by Roald Dahl.

We're kicking off the series of Bond/ dessert themed Martinis with inspiration from the first James Bond film, Dr No. It was released in 1962 and our hero is sent to Jamaica to investigate the death of a fellow British agent. It happens to star my favourite Bond - Sean Connery. Who's your favourite Bond? I wanted to make something with some spice in it and started thinking about Jamaican Gingercake. There's also coffee and cinnamon in this too. As these have cream in them I reckon you could also get away with serving them as a dessert, maybe with some little ginger biscuits to dip in. All the Martinis this week will be vodka based and of course will be shaken not stirred! Gingerbread Martini Serves 1 Ice 2 shots of vodka 1 shot of kahlua 1 shot of gingerbread syrup 1 shot of soya cream cinnamon Shake all the ingredients with ice in a cocktail shaker. Strain into a martini glass and top with cinammon. I'll leave you with the original tra...