The 11 Manliest Cocktails In The World

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Originally Posted by pektel

Forgot all about the Vesper. I really want to try one! So, I did a little researching to find Kina Lillet. Turns out it 's not available anymore. There is a successful replacement though, called Cocchi Apertivo Americano. Had to order it from cali.

Before he moved back to Milwaukee, a friend of mine who is very much into Bond and I used to drink Vespers rather often (usually about 10-15 of us would go and hit the bar for one of them, then off to the premere of the newest Bond movie) and they are quite good. I seem to recall that we used Lillet Blanc plus a drop or two of Angustura Bitters, as this was considered an acceptable substitute and something that you would find available at a bar. Gin was usually Boodle's and Vodka was Belvedere.