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the drink order that turned a spy's neurosis into a global personality trait.
means a preference for martinis mixed by shaking rather than stirring, which actually bruises the vodka and dilutes the drink faster.
from born with james bond in ian fleming's 1953 novel casino royale, the line became a cinematic catchphrase and, weirdly, real-world bartending advice nobody asked for.
actual bartendingstirring is correct for spirit-only cocktails, shaking is wrong
why bond says itshaking was a subtle tell he'd been drugged in the books
vodka erareflects 1950s cheap vodka needing extra dilution to taste decent