James Bond’s drink order is a vodka martini, shaken, not stirred. The catchphrase is doing a lot of work. He says it himself in seven films, and other people order it for him in several more. But it’s a small part of what he actually asks bartenders for. Across the 25 Eon films he orders champagne by the year, bourbon three different ways, rum, beer, wine for a villain’s dinner and, once, five-star brandy from a dog.
This list covers every alcoholic drink Bond orders for himself, out loud and on screen, by our count against the films’ subtitles. A plain yes to a drink someone offers doesn’t count; if Bond changes it, it does. Drinks other people order for him don’t count. The ranking is by fussiness. Each order scores a point for the drink when Bond names it (pointing at someone else’s counts), plus a point for each separate thing he specifies: brand, vintage, style, size or amount, mixer, ice or temperature, method and garnish. Anything a brand name already implies doesn’t score, and saying one instruction two ways (“shaken, not stirred”) scores once.
What he drinks, bottle by bottle, is on our 007 bar list.
26 to 23: Whatever You’re Having
26. “Make That Two,” Spectre (2015)
In the dining car of the train, Madeleine orders a vodka martini, dirty. Bond adds three words. ScreenCrush ran a 2015 story about Bond’s new drink before the film came out; in the finished scene it isn’t even his idea.
The order: “Make that two.”
25. The Mojito, Die Another Day (2002)
In Havana, Bond orders a mojito, in Spanish, and later talks Jinx into trying one. No brand, no ice instructions, no measures. For once, the bartender is allowed to know the recipe.
The order: “Mojito, por favor.”
24. Room Service in Vienna, The Living Daylights (1987)
Checking into a Vienna hotel with Kara, Bond is asked whether he’d like some vodka martinis sent up. He says yes by adding the only part that matters to him.
The order: “Shaken, not stirred.”
23. The Beer He Never Drank, Licence to Kill (1989)
At the Barrelhead Bar in Bimini, Pam orders a Bud with a lime and Bond says he’ll have the same. Two beers come to $3.50. Then Dario and his men start a fight, and Bond is busy for the rest of the scene.
The order: “Yeah, same.”
22 to 15: Two Words Will Do
22. The Blanc de Blancs, From Russia with Love (1963)
In the Orient Express dining car, Bond orders the grilled sole for the table and a bottle of blanc de blancs. Grant, posing as a British agent, asks for red Chianti with his fish. Bond only works out later what that meant.
The order: “And a bottle of the blanc de blancs.”
21. A ’61 Bollinger, Die Another Day (2002)
After fourteen months as a prisoner in North Korea and an escape from MI6 custody, Bond turns up at a Hong Kong hotel run by his old colleague Mr. Chang and asks him to open the Presidential Suite. Then he places the order: his tailor, lobster with quail’s eggs and sliced seaweed, and, if there’s any left, a ’61 Bollinger. The drink comes last, after the tailor, which says something about his priorities that morning.
The order: “And if there’s any left, a ’61 Bollinger.”
20. The Theotoky Aspro, For Your Eyes Only (1981)
At dinner with Kristatos, his host suggests a white wine from his home region. Bond turns it down as too scented for his palate and names the one he wants instead. Kristatos turns out to be the villain, so the evening’s only clean win was the wine list.
The order: “I prefer the Theotaki Aspro.” (The subtitles spell it Theotaki; the winery is Theotoky.)
19. Dom Pérignon ’57, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)
At the casino, after covering Tracy’s losing bet at the table, Bond calls a waiter and orders by brand and year. Tracy asks why he keeps rescuing her. He orders champagne instead of answering.
The order: “Dom Pérignon ’57.”
18. The Martini on Goldfinger’s Jet, Goldfinger (1964)
Bond’s first spoken “shaken, not stirred” in the series comes as a prisoner. Captured and flown to the United States on Goldfinger’s private jet, he wakes up, and when the stewardess asks if she can do anything for him, he asks for a drink. He even offers to share it with the pilot. She’s on duty.
The order: “A martini, shaken not stirred.”
17. The Mint Julep, Goldfinger (1964)
At Goldfinger’s Kentucky stud farm, the host offers a mint julep. Bond accepts and adds two notes of his own, as if the julep at a Kentucky horse farm needed his help. It’s the only drink on this list he orders from a villain who is about to brief a room full of gangsters.
The order: “Sour mash, but not too sweet, please.”
16. The Sazerac Swap, Live and Let Die (1973)
At the Fillet of Soul in New Orleans, Bond won’t sit in a booth, explaining he once had a nasty turn in one. He asks for bourbon, no ice. Felix overrules him on the spot with two Sazeracs and asks where his sense of adventure went.
The order: “Bourbon. No ice, please.”
15. “Do I Look Like I Give a Damn?”, Casino Royale (2006)
After Le Chiffre cleans him out at the poker table, Bond storms to the bar and asks for a vodka martini. The bartender asks the obvious follow-up. Bond declines to give a third instruction. Felix then turns up and offers to bankroll the rest of his game.
The order: “Vodka martini.” Then, asked shaken or stirred: “Do I look like I give a damn?”
14 to 7: The Usual
14. Plenty of Ice, Die Another Day (2002)
At Gustav Graves’s ice palace in Iceland, Bond orders a vodka martini and asks for plenty of ice, if they can spare it. It’s the most efficient joke on this list. The building is the punchline.
The order: “Vodka martini. Plenty of ice, if you can spare it.”
13. Malt Whisky and Branch Water, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)
At the Piz Gloria bar, undercover as the genealogist Sir Hilary Bray, Bond orders a malt whisky with branch water. It’s a very specific choice for a man pretending to be a mild-mannered scholar.
The order: “Malt whisky and branch water, please.”
12. A Large Mount Gay with Soda, Casino Royale (2006)
Bond’s first drink order in Casino Royale comes at the Ocean Club bar in the Bahamas, right before he talks his way into a card game. He names the size, the rum and the mixer, and says please.
The order: “Large Mount Gay with soda, please.”
11. The Martini at Zukovsky’s Casino, The World Is Not Enough (1999)
At Zukovsky’s casino in Baku, Bond orders the classic and, in the same breath, tells the staff to let Zukovsky know James Bond is here. One instruction gets a reaction. The other is the martini.
The order: “Vodka martini. Shaken, not stirred.”
10. The Martini in Monte Carlo, GoldenEye (1995)
At the casino in Monte Carlo, Bond orders the classic at Xenia’s table, and she asks for the same. It’s the order exactly as advertised, placed next to the woman most likely to ruin his evening.
The order: “Vodka martini. Shaken, not stirred.”
9. Bourbon and Water, Live and Let Die (1973)
At the Fillet of Soul in Harlem, Bond asks for bourbon and water, then adds neat, and explains that means no ice. The bourbon was the last thing on anyone’s mind: the booth he’s sitting in is about to turn.
The order: “Bourbon and water, please.” Then: neat, no ice.
8. Five-Star Hennessy, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)
At the end of the bobsled chase, Bond sends a St Bernard off for the brandy and specifies the grade. The next shot is a wedding.
The order: “Go and get the brandy, huh? Five-star Hennessy, of course.”
7. The Martini at the Health Clinic, Spectre (2015)
At the Hoffler Klinik in the Austrian Alps, Bond orders the classic at the bar and is told the clinic doesn’t serve alcohol. Q orders him a prolytic digestive enzyme shake instead. Bond asks the waiter to pour it straight down the toilet and cut out the middleman.
The order: “Vodka martini. Shaken, not stirred.”
6 to 1: The Bartender Needs a Pen
6. Two Vodka Martinis, No Time to Die (2021)
In Cuba, before the SPECTRE party, Bond and Paloma stop at the bar and Bond orders for them both. They raise a glass to Felix. Paloma finishes hers in one go.
The order: “Two vodka martinis, shaken, not stirred.”
5. A Case of Bollinger R.D., Licence to Kill (1989)
Checking into a hotel suite in Isthmus City as a very rich man, Bond tells the manager the suite is adequate. Then he orders champagne by the case. Apparently the suite needed emergency reserves.
The order: “I’d like a case of champagne, Bollinger R.D.”
4. A Bottle of Bollinger for Bungalow 12, Live and Let Die (1973)
From his San Monique hotel, Bond rings room service for a bottle of Bollinger, slightly chilled, with two glasses. The waiter who brings it is Whisper, one of Kananga’s men, which is the problem with ordering room service on a villain’s island.
The order: “I’d like a bottle of Bollinger, please. Slightly chilled. Two glasses.”
3. Bollinger La Grande Année, for One, Casino Royale (2006)
In the Bahamas, with Solange at his room, Bond rings for a bottle of chilled Bollinger La Grande Année and the Beluga caviar. Room service asks if that’s for two. Bond, who has just learned her husband is flying to Miami, says no.
The order: “Can I get a bottle of chilled Bollinger Grand Année?” Then: “No, for one.”
2. The Martini He Sent Pam For, Licence to Kill (1989)
At Sanchez’s casino, with Pam posing as his assistant, Bond sends her to the bar for a medium-dry vodka martini, shaken, not stirred, while he plays the big spender at the table.
The order: A medium-dry vodka martini, shaken, not stirred, fetched by Pam.
1. The Vesper, Casino Royale (2006)
At the poker table in Montenegro, Bond asks for a dry martini, stops himself, and dictates the whole recipe: three measures of Gordon’s, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet, shaken over ice, finished with a thin slice of lemon peel. Two other players order the same, and Felix tells the barman to keep the fruit. Later Bond names it after Vesper, who asks whether that’s for the bitter aftertaste.
The order: “A dry martini.” Then the full recipe, every measure included.
The Verdict
Twenty-six orders, and the fussiest is the one he names after Vesper. The vodka martini, shaken, not stirred, is the order everyone quotes, and Bond says “shaken, not stirred” himself in seven films.