Vesper (cocktail) Vesper (cocktail) The Vesper or Vesper Martini is a cocktail that was originally made of gin, vodka, and Kina Lillet.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
Grahame Bond working for the ABC's religious affairs department—he commissioned Bond and Weir to make a one-hour special, "Man on a Green Bike", which was Bond's first TV appearance. In 1970 Bond wrote and performed in another successful comedy revue, "Hamlet On Ice". In 1971 Peter Weir wrote and directed his first short feature film, a surreal black comedy called "Homesdale", with an ensemble cast that included rising actress Kate Fitzpatrick. In the film Bond played Mister Kevin, the first incarnation of the popular Aunty Jack Show character Kev Kavanagh. Soon after "Homedsale" Bond and Weir were asked to create a children's