The Spectre of Vodka Raised by New Bond Movie

Scotch on the Rocks Shock

Apologies for not commenting on the New James Bond film SPECTRE but I was on my honeymoon in France. Yes even at my age! And the big news from the movie if not the box office is that Bond’s flirtation with Scotch whisky is over for the moment.  He is now getting SMERSHED on Vodka. Which given the film’s tepid reception in the USA is a bit of a relief.  The booze of the moment is clear grain alcohol, which is a return to the days of Dr No when drinks giant Smirnoff bought their way into the film world.

Shaken and not Stirred or Slurred

Fleming originally gave Bond a bit of a thirst and he swilled his way through whisky and gin cocktails by the score and those very much of his age, so when the Vodka Martini shaken and not stirred was introduced it was very definitely a filmic creation.  In the last Bond outing Skyfall  the drink of choice was a very fine Scotch indeed, but Macallan is definitely passé for the cheque receiving Bond producers. Instead we are back with vodka and a high brow niche brand called Belvedere, which is made in Poland, but owned by the French luxury group LVMH who own a whole universe of bling brands.

Introduce Some Bond Bling into Your Life

Here at James Pirie we can safely say we make blinging up your drinks easy. We have affordable and beautiful stuff for the whisky, gin and vodka lovers in your life.

You can go with the original Bond tipples with our whisky selection which offers choice and value and some pretty decent gift boxing

https://www.jamespirie.com/whisky-gifts.html

Or you can go with the trendy gin drinkers and inspire the spirit of Christmas, even though it’s only November , in everyone around you with these splendid ideas in gin glasses.

https://www.jamespirie.com/g-t.html

And of course everything is keenly priced.