vesper martini

noun

A cocktail made from gin, vodka and Lillet aperitif.

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Meanings

nounvesper martini (plural vesper martinis)

plural vesper martinis

  1. A cocktail made from gin, vodka and Lillet aperitif.

Origin

Coined by English novelist Ian Fleming in 1953 in Casino Royale, where fictional secret agent James Bond concocts the recipe and names it after the character Vesper Lynd.

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Translations

Finnish vesper martini, vesper
  • vesper martinicocktail
  • vespercocktail
Japanese ヴェスパー, ヴェスパー・マティーニ
  • ヴェスパー (vesupā)cocktail
  • ヴェスパー・マティーニ (vesupā matīni)cocktail
Polish vesper martini
  • vesper martinicocktail
Cite this entry
APA

vesper martini. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vesper%20martini

MLA

“vesper martini.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vesper%20martini. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vesper martini,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vesper%20martini.

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