The literary Bond drank martinis that contained both gin and vodka.
The reason the debonair Bond wants his martini shaken is that he is an iconoclast. The vodka martini was created by Smirnoff in 1962 as a promotional tie-in for the film version of Dr. The literary Bond drank martinis that contained both gin and vodka. Straight Dope Science Advisory Board, Cecil's online auxiliary. When Fleming created the first Bond novel in 1952, he thought the result was "miserable.
And every Bond, even one-shot George Lazenby, has his fans. Because, after all, only a handful of writers have ever created a character that can endure for generations on the big screen. Now, the offspring and nephews and nieces of Wilson and Broccoli are coming up behind them in wardrobe, script and sound editing, and merchandising.