Vesper (cocktail) Vesper (cocktail) The Vesper or Vesper Martini is a cocktail that was originally made of gin, vodka, and Kina Lillet. The drink was invented and named by Ian Fleming in the 1953 James Bond novel "Casino Royale". Fleming continues with Bond telling the barman, after taking a long sip, "Excellent ... but if you can get a vodka made with grain instead of potatoes, you will find it still better," and then adds in an aside, ""Mais n'enculons pas des mouches"" (—a vulgar French expression meaning "let's not split hairs"). Bond in the next chapter, "Pink Lights and Champagne", names
Eva Green Bond girl of all time; IGN named her the best "femme fatale", stating, "This is the girl that broke – and therefore made – James Bond"; and she won a BAFTA and an "Empire" award for her performance. Both awards were voted for by the British public. Green portrayed the witch Serafina Pekkala in the 2007 film adaptation of "The Golden Compass". Green hoped the religious themes of the book would be preserved, but references to Catholicism were removed from the film. Green next appeared in "Franklyn", as the tormented artist Emilia, (who Green compared to real-life figures Sophie Calle