THE MOST DECADENT MOTORING TOOL KIT EVER MADE

We all remember James Bond's famous catch phrase "Shaken not stirred" referring to his preference on how he wished to have his Martini (see recipe below) prepared. During the Golden Age of Motoring or Grand Touring as it is often called, cocktails were the rage of the high society. Many of the high end luxury goods manufacturers such as Alfred Dunhill, Harrods, Hermes and Cartier etc. catered their wares to the motorist. One of the most popular items was of course the cocktail shaker as Martinis and all sort of cocktails were so much in vogue. Below are pictures of a very exquisite motoring cocktail shaker from that era (circa 1948) that I carry in my Jag for those special occasions. Parked in a secluded spot, with the Jag XK 150S hood down, on such special occasions my non James Bond line was "How about a Martini under the stars darling?" It never failed. :-))

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(1) THE LEATHER POUCH

(2) THE POUCH UNZIPPED

(3) THE COMPONENTS OF THE POUCH. Two large hip flask, 4 shot glasses, a cocktail spoon and the cocktail shaker.

(4) THE COCKTAIL SHAKER

(5) ALL THE PARTS INSIDE THE SHAKER. Notice the orange or lemon juicer in the top RH corner which also doubles up as the strainer. Two smaller round flasks that can be used for Italian Vermouth and Angostoura Bitters (see Martini recipe below), 4 Cocktail glasses, a large glass, a small lidded box for sugar or salt and a lid. All the interiors are gold plated.

(6) HOW YOU WOULD USE THE SHAKER

(7) ALL BUT 2 of THE COMPONENTS PUT BACK IN.THE SHAKER. There are a total of 11 parts all together that make up the shaker.

THE PERFECT CLASSIC DRY MARTINI

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• 5/8 Dry Gin
• 1/4 Dry Vermouth
• 1/8 Italian Vermouth
• Angostoura Bitters
• ICE and shake well. ENJOY.