What is funny about this progression is not that an author invented a drink, but that Bond spells the drink out line by line to the bartender in the dialogue. In his 1953 book Casino Royale, Ian Fleming needed a drink for his new character-a suave spy named James Bond-to request during an exchange with a bartender.
The common thread amidst these three examples is the profession of their creator, so it should come as no surprise that the drink printed here not only comes from unusual circumstances, but was also invented by a writer. We’ve covered cocktails imagined by American sports column writers living in occupied Europe, surly authors promoting their latest fiction, and cocktail luminaries improvising over picky gallery owner’s furniture restrictions. Drink recipes often come from interesting sources.
