Food & Drinks

The recipe for James Bond's "Vesper" martini, as described in the 1953 book Casino Royale: 'Three measures of Gordon's, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it very well until it's ice-cold, then add a large thin slice of lemon-peel. Got it?'

In the movie Casino Royale (2006), James Bond (Daniel Craig) drinks whisky from a Cumbria Crystal Grasmere Double Old Fashioned Tumbler.

In Die Another Day (2002), we see a Cumbria Crystal Helvellyn Double Old Fashioned Tumbler on the desk of James Bond (Pierce Brosnan).

In The World Is Not Enough (1999), Pierce Brosnan as James Bond uses a Cumbria Crystal Windermere Double Old Fashioned Tumbler.

In Die Another Day (2002), James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) drinks from a William Yeoward Bunny Double Old Fashioned Tumbler.

James Bond (Daniel Craig) is drinking from a Duralex Picardie tumbler in the movie SkyFall, Quantum of Solace, GoldenEye and possibly in No Time To Die.

In No Time To Die (2021) the MI6 team gives a toast to their colleague James Bond with Royal Doulton Highclere Tumblers.

A bottle of Blackwell Black & Gold Rum can be spotted in Bond's Jamaican house in a promotional photo from the No Time To Die set - and we can now confirm that in the film James Bond drinks the rum while talking to Nomi (Lashana Lynch).

Belvedere has released several Limited Edition bottles celebrating the partnership of Belvedere with SPECTRE.

When we think of martini, we usually think of the (vodka) martini cocktail that Bond consumes regularly. But the brand Martini, a vermouth, is also often seen in Bond films and mentioned in Bond novels, as part of the martini cocktail.

Frank Cooper's Vintage Oxford Marmalade is part of James Bond's breakfast in the novel From Russia With Love.

James Bond eats Wilkin & Sons Tiptree Little Scarlet Strawberry Jam in the novel From Russia With Love.

In the Live And Let Die and Carte Blanche novels, James Bond drinks Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee.

James Bond creator Ian Fleming lived in Goldeneye, Jamaica where he wrote all his Bond books.

James Bond uses a Chemex Coffeemaker in the novel From Russia, with Love (1957) by Ian Fleming. Bond, when in London, is brewing his breakfast coffee with a Chemex, using coffee bought from the De Bry's shop in New Oxford Street.

In the 1973 movie Live and Let Die, we get a rare tour in James Bond's own apartment. We can see a quite old fashioned interior with one cool gadget: the espresso machine. Bond fixes M a cappuccino, with this very loud machine, while M is talking about the mission. M, after receiving his freshly brewed coffee, comments "Is that all it does?!".

Dom Pérignon Champagne has appeared in several James Bond movies and one Ian Fleming novel.

The literary James Bond drinks Dom Pérignon in the novel Moonraker, when he has two bottles of the Dom Pérignon '46, suggested to Bond by the wine-waiter at Blades during the dinner with M.

Dom Pérignon champagnes used in the movies:

Bollinger and Bond is one of the most enduring marketing partnerships in motion picture history. Champagne Bollinger is featured in almost every Bond movie since Live And Let Die.

The literary James Bond first encounters Bollinger in the book Diamonds Are Forever, when Tiffany Case sends a quarter-bottle to his cabin on the Queen Elizabeth.

In celebration of over 40 years of partnership as the Official Champagne of 007 and the upcoming film No Time To Die (2021), Champagne Bollinger has produced a limited edition gift box that brings together three icons: Bollinger's signature Special Cuvée, the Aston Martin DB5 and the legendary British secret agent, James Bond.

To mark the release of the upcoming movie No Time To Die, the 25th instalment of the James Bond series, Bollinger has created a limited edition wine dedicated to 007, with a 2011 vintage inspired by the world of Bond.

Champagne Bollinger is celebrating its 40th year in partnership with James Bond with the launch of two special editions: the Moonraker 2007 magnum in a unique Eric Berthes-designed gift box, and a 2011 Millésimé.

The Bond and Bollinger partnership began with the movie Moonraker, released forty years ago, in 1979.

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of 007’s appearance on screen and the Bollinger / James Bond partnership, Champagne Bollinger launched a limited edition special presentation box. The box includes a bottle of Bollinger La Grande Année 2002. This is a limited box, currenly not available anymore and hard to find.

Champagne Bollinger has been the champagne of choice for James Bond in many films. To celebrate the release of Quantum of Solace, Bollinger released a limited edition champagne cooler in the shape of a bullet.

To celebrate the release of the 24th Bond film, Champagne Bollinger has created a limited edition SPECTRE crystal champagne cooler set including Bollinger R.D. 1988 Magnum bottle. A true collector's item, this unique cooler is limited worldwide to only 307 pieces, available at select retailers, or online for 4,500ドル (approx.

To celebrate the release of SPECTRE, the 24th James Bond film, Bollinger Champagne is launching a new, limited edition bottle, inspired by the style and sophistication of the world of Bond. Bollinger released three sizes of the SPECTRE edition, 75cl, Magnum (150cl) and Jeroboam (300ml).

The Champagne Bollinger Goldfinger 007 Limited Edition Cuvée set was created in 2024 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Goldfinger.

Taittinger Champagne is Bond's favorite champagne in the the Ian Fleming novels, and features prominently in the movie From Russia With Love (1963).

In the movie SkyFall (2012), Gareth Mallory (played by Ralph Fiennes) and M (Judi Dench) both drink Courvoisier VSOP cognac. First Mallory pours both himself and M a glass in his office, and later M pours herself a glass in her apartment. A bottle of Courvoisier can also be spotted in the bar where Bond drinks the 'scorpion' shot.

In No Time To Die (2020), in the bar where James Bond (Daniel Craig) and Paloma (Ana de Armas) have a drink, we can spot vintage martini glasses.

Bond and Paloma will have a Smirnoff vodka martini in the glasses, looking at the Smirnoff bottle prominently place net to the martini glasses.

In Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) drinks Smirnoff vodka from long shot glasses with a heavy base. Bond's shot glass is part of a silver caviar set with 6 glasses and caviar bowl.

In the movies The World is Not Enough (1999) and Die Another Day (2002) James Bond is drinking whisky at several occasions. In both films, Talisker was providing the whisky. M enjoys a glass of Talisker Whisky in both films as well.

In the movie SkyFall (2012) we see M (Judi Dench), James Bond (Daniel Craig) and Silva (Javier Bardem) drink a fine whisky: The Macallan. In SPECTRE (2015) Bond once again drinks The Macallan.

Bond drinks Jack Daniel's in the novel On Her Majesty's Secret Service (Ian Fleming, 1963), the novel You Only Live Twice (Ian Fleming, 1964) and in the movie GoldenEye (1995).

The Japanese whisky brand Suntory has several James Bond links, from being mentioned several times in the 1964 novel You Only Live Twice, consumed by James Bond (Sean Connery) in the movie You Only Live Twice (1967), a series of 1990s commercials starring Sean Connery, to Bill Murray posing as James Bond in the movie Lost in Translation.

Jim Beam has two James Bond connections (if you don't count that they share the same initials JB!): Sean Connery appeared in Jim Beam ads and Timothy Dalton as James Bond drinks Jim Beam Bourbon whiskey in The Living Daylights (1987).

James Bond and Smirnoff have gone hand in hand for almost 60 years. The close partnership between Smirnoff Vodka and Bond began in 1962's Dr. No.

After recovering a microchip from 003's body in the pre-title sequence of A View To A Kill, James Bond can relax in the iceberg submarine, enjoying the best Beluga caviar, Stolichnaya Vodka and Kimberly Jones.

In the movie Never Say Never Again (1983), James Bond (Sean Connery) shares a bottle of Absolut Vodka Red Label 100 Proof with Patrica Fearing (Prunella Gee), an osteopath at health clinic Shrublands.

In the first casino scene in Casino Royale, where Bond wins the Aston Martin DB5 in the One & Only Club, he orders a "Mount Gay Rum with soda".

Château Angélus appears in three James Bond movies, Casino Royale (2006), SPECTRE (2015) and No Time To Die (2021).

In the movie Never Say Never Again (1983), James Bond (Sean Connery) drinks a bottle of Château Cheval Blanc Premier Grand Cru Classé Saint-Émilion red wine.

In the last scene of the movie Diamonds Are Forever (1971), Bond's uses his knowledge of Château Mouton Rothschild wine to expose his enemies.

When James Bond (Roger Moore) dines with Aristotle Kristatos (Julian Glover) in For Your Eyes Only (1981), Agent 007 orders a bottle of ‘Theotoky Aspro’ (Aspro is Greek for white).

Kristatos:
"May I suggest a white Robola wine from Cephalonia, my home place?"

Heineken has been a partner of the James Bond film franchise since Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), but James Bond himself only drinks the Dutch beer in the latest films SkyFall (2012) and SPECTRE (2015).

Red Stripe lager is featured in the novels The Man with the Golden Gun and Dr. No and the movie Dr. No.

007 drinks Löwenbräu beer in the novel Goldfinger and the short story The Living Daylights.

James Bond seems to favor the "champagne of beers," Miller High Life, whenever his job brings him to New York.

In the movie Octopussy (1983), Roger Moore as James Bond is offered a beer while being a passenger in a Volkswagen Beetle. The beer is Altenmünster beer, from the Allgäuer Brauhaus brewery in the region of Bavaria, Germany.

Carlsberg beer makes an appearance in two Bond films: Goldfinger and The Living Daylights.

In Thunderball, Q presents Bond his underwater breather, which comes disguised in the aluminum Romeo Y Julieta Churchill cigar tube. In The World is not Enough, Bond finally gets the chance to enjoy the cigar itself.

One of the more subtle products placed in Bond films are Swan Vesta matches. The brand is mentioned in the Ian Fleming novel You Only Live Twice and we can see Swan Vestas in the movies On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), The Man With The Golden Gun (1975), Moonraker (1979) and Octopussy (1983).

The famous Tabasco pepper sauce is seen and mentioned in the consecutive movies The Man With The Golden Gun (1974) and The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). It seems to be the favorite condiment for Bond villains eating oysters.

James Bond is known for his expensive taste and the caviar is no exception: caviar is usually not cheap, but Bond prefers the best, the most exclusive and expensive kind, Beluga caviar.

In No Time To Die (2021), in the office of M (Ralph Fiennes) we can see vintage silver-plated coasters.

One coaster is seen most prominently when M puts a Royal Doulton Highclere Tumbler on the coaster during the small gathering for James Bond in one of the final scenes of the film.

In SkyFall, Q (Ben Whishaw) uses a Wild & Wolf Q mug. The mug shows a letter (Q) and a number (10) which refers to the value of the letter in the game Scrabble.

Groovy UK Ltd collaborated with the James Bond entertainment franchise, property of Danjaq LLC and EON Productions, and created a new signature range of high end barware, glassware and cocktail sets, bringing the confident allure of cinema's secret agent to Groovy consumers worldwide.

In the movie The Living Daylights (1987), M asks James Bond (Timothy Dalton) to pick up a hamper at Harrods, as a gift for General Georgi Koskov (Jeroen Krabbé). Bond brings the basket to Bladen's Safe House.

In the movie Casino Royale (2006), James Bond (Daniel Craig) uses a vintage Sheffield salt shaker.

On the large table at the SPECTRE meeting in the movie SPECTRE (2015), the members of this evil organisation are drinking water from large glass jugs and tumblers. Some of the jugs and tumblers can be assumed 'broken in action' after Bond throws one of the SPECTRE henchmen on the table.

In Moneypenny's office, the room next to M's office, we can spot a Stelton Arne Jacobsen Cylinda jug in No Time To Die.

The Stelton jug is clearly visible when agent Nomi (Lashana Lynch) sits down to wait for Bond to come out of M's office.

M, Q and Moneypenny meet at Rules restaurant in the 2015 movie SPECTRE.

Filming took place inside and outside the Rules restaurant on Friday 22 May with MI6 members M (Ralph Fiennes), Q (Ben Whishaw) and Moneypenney (Naomie Harris) all attending.