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Anyone who has watched the James Bond movies knows that his favorite cocktail was the Martini. But besides one of the most famous secret agents in the world, this cocktail had other equally famous admirers.
Homer Simpson
Quote from the multi-series:
Original — «He knows just how I like my martini — full of alcohol.»
Transfer “He knows how much I love my Martini – full of alcohol.”
Homer is well known for his love of the fictional Duff beer, but apart from that, he also doesn’t mind having a glass of Martini.
Daniel Craig
The invariable Vesper cocktail haunts 007 in almost every part of Bond.
Winston Churchill
Original — «The only way to make a martini is with ice-cold gin, and a bow in the direction of France.»
Transfer “The only way to make a good martini is to pour ice, pour cold gin and bow towards France.”
While Churchill’s taste for whiskey is no secret, he was also partial to the Martini, which he preferred exclusively with cold gin.
Franklin Roosevelt
Original — «Before dinner, we usually had martini cocktails made by the president’s own hands.»
Transfer “Before dinner, we usually drank a Martini prepared by the president himself.”
Is it any wonder that the man who repealed Prohibition in America loved a properly prepared Martini so much?
Humphrey Bogart
Original — «I should never have switched from scotch to martinis.»
Transfer “I’ve never had a hard time switching from Scotch to Martini.”
Humphrey Bogart’s love of drinking was well known to many by his phrase: “If every person in the world drank three cocktails a day, we would have no problems.” His last words solidified him as one of the more famous Martini lovers.
Frank Sinatra
Original — «Let me fix you a martini that’s pure magic.»
Transfer “Let me make you a great Martini.”
It’s no secret that Frank Sinatra liked to drink. His signature cocktail was “four ice cubes, two fingers of Jack Daniel’s whiskey and some water.” He called it “gentlemen’s drink”.
George Burns
Original — «I never go jogging, it makes me spill my martini.»
Transfer “I never ran because I didn’t want to spill my Martini.”
An American actor and comedian who lived a lifestyle full of booze, cigars and pretty girls. According to rumors, he woke up at 16:30 pm – after his afternoon nap – had two martinis, and then went to dinner.
Relevance: 06.03.2016
Tags: wine and vermouth