Lillet Blanc cocktails
Lillet Blanc brings a honeyed, lightly bitter gentleness that softens a drink's edges without blurring them — the quiet backbone of a Vesper and the floral lift that keeps a Corpse Reviver No. 2 from tipping too sharp.
2 classic recipes from our canon that use lillet blanc — Lillet Blanc sits in our liqueurs & fortified shelf.
Vesper
Gin and vodka sharpened with Lillet — Bond's own Martini, shaken and bone-dry.
Ingredients
- ◆45 ml gin
- ◆15 ml vodka
- ◆7 ml lillet blanc
Method
- 1Shake all ingredients with ice until very cold.
- 2Strain into a chilled coupe.
PRO TIP
The one Martini that's traditionally shaken, not stirred.
Garnish — Lemon zest
Corpse Reviver No. 2
Equal parts gin, Cointreau, Lillet and lemon with an absinthe rinse — a bright, dangerous eye-opener.
Ingredients
- ◆30 ml gin
- ◆30 ml cointreau
- ◆30 ml lillet blanc
- ◆30 ml lemon juice
- ◆1 dash absinthe
Method
- 1Shake all ingredients with ice until cold.
- 2Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
PRO TIP
Just a dash of absinthe — too much and it bulldozes everything else.
Garnish — Orange zest
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