Anyone that has ever seen a James Bond movie has more than likely remembers the classic phrase, "I'll have a martini, shaken not stirred." Every time I hear this it makes me cringe because as any good bartender will tell you, you should never shake a martini. You would think that such a sphoisticated "man's mans" like 007 would know that a shaken martini not only dillutes it but it also bruises the delicate spirits. When you shake a martini it breaks up the ice into tiny little pieces and therefore melting much more of the ice causing a very weak cocktail. Im sure he already knows this.
I've been a bartender for many years and after many conversations with other bartenders I've come to the conclusion that he orders them weak because he knows he needs to be sober enough to drive that aston martin in an intense high speed chase. I'll give him a pass and the benefit of the doubt because after all, he is a secret agent and needs to be ontop of his game. Also lets not forget that with all of those hot "bond girls" running around it might not be such a bad idea not to have too much to drink because Bond must Always be ready for a quick ropmp in the sack. Bond might be able to get away with it but unless you have a license to kill dont ever order a martini "shaken, not stirred."