The other drink James Bond is associated with in Champagne, and in the early films Dom Periginon was Bond’s choice. It is only more recently that many bars will make the drink with vodka traditionally a martini would always be made with gin unless otherwise specified.Īnd a careful look at the bar on Goldfinger’s jet reveals it is stocked with Gordon’s gin, Martini and Rosso vermouth, a soda siphon and an ice bucket there is no vodka on the plane. While that may lead many to presume he is served a vodka martini, his martini was actually mixed with gin. There may be no vodka martini in Goldfinger, but when asked by Goldfinger’s assistant whether there is anything she can do for him while on board his jet, Bond replies, “Just a drink.
In fact, while the drink appeared sporadically throughout the series, it only became a regular fixture when Pierce Brosnan stepped into 007’s shoes. While Goldinger features many iconic moments and provided a template for all subsequent Bond films, it may be surprising to learn that the vodka martini is missing from the film.
