In the later movies, however, Bond prefers single malt Scotch. In the novels, Bond’s whisky consumption was usually in the form of a Scotch and soda, typically made with Black and White, an entry level, blended whisky produced by James Buchanan & Co. In Fleming’s novels, Bond downs a total of 317 drinks: Champagne 65 times, bourbon 57 times, whisky 42 times, vodka martini 41 times, sake 37 times, Cognac 24 times and gin and red wine each 21 times.īond’s whisky consumption has moved significantly upmarket over the last 50 years. The original novel had him consuming even more - 13.Īlthough the character of James Bond is closely associated with the vodka martini, in the original novels of Ian Fleming his usual drink was Champagne. In the 2006 remake of Casino Royale he consumes 12 drinks.
It is, after all, Bond who coined the universally recognized order of “a martini, shaken not stirred.”Ĭritics of Bond’s drinking have noted that in the average film he consumes a drink, on average, every eleven minutes. Of course, you cannot speak about Bond without referring to his conspicuous consumption of alcohol, both in the novels and the subsequent films.
