Any evaluation of Bond would indicate serious alcohol and substance addiction – his average daily consumption of alcohol at one point is in the region of half a bottle of spirits. This is a man who knows what he wants, a man who has a habit of taking a lot of trouble over details.įew stories worth reading have been written that did not contain a drink of some sort and Ian Fleming’s novels read like an extended lecture on the proper management of a drinking habit. It is in Casino Royale that we are introduced to James Bond’s refined drinking style.
‘I take a ridiculous pleasure in what I eat and drink.’
