The most famous lovers of the Martini cocktail

Anyone who has watched James Bond movies knows that his favorite cocktail was the Martini. But besides one of the world's most famous secret agents, this cocktail had other equally famous fans.

Homer Simpson

A quote from the TV series:

Original - "He knows how I like my martini - full of alcohol."

Translation - "He knows how I like my martini - full of alcohol."

Homer is well known for his love of the fictional beer Duff, but he's not averse to a glass of Martini either.

Daniel Craig

The unchanging Vesper cocktail, which pursues Agent 007 in almost every part of Bond.

Winston Churchill

The original - "The only way to make a martini is with ice-cold gin, and a bow in the direction of France"."

Translation - "The only way to make a good Martini is to pour ice, pour cold gin and bow in the direction of France."

Although it was no secret about Churchill's passion for whiskey, he was also partial to the Martini, which he preferred exclusively with cold gin.

Franklin Roosevelt

Original - "Before dinner, we used to drink martini cocktails made by the president with his own hands."

Translation - "Before dinner, we used to have a Martini made by the president himself."

Is it any wonder that the man who abolished Prohibition in America was so fond of a properly prepared Martini??

Humphrey Bogart

Original - "I should never have switched from scotch to martinis."

Translation - "I never had any trouble 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 wouldn't have any problems". His last words solidified him as one of the most famous Martini lovers.

Frank Sinatra

Original - "Let me fix you a martini that's pure magic."

Translation - "Let me make you a great Martini."

It's no secret that Frank Sinatra loved to drink. His signature cocktail was "four ice cubes, two fingers of Jack Daniel's whiskey’s and some water". He called it "the drink of gentlemen".

George Burns

Source - "I never go jogging, it makes me spill my martini."

Translation - 'I never went running because I didn't want to spill my Martini'."

American actor and comedian who led a lifestyle full of booze, cigars and beautiful girls. According to rumors, he would wake up at 4:30 p.m. - after his afternoon nap - drink two martinis, and then go out to dinner.

Update: 06.03.2016

Category: Wine and Vermouth