That should have told me something'. Wint, disguised as a waiter gave Bond Mouton Rothschild and 007 said 'For such a grand meal, I had rather expected a claret'. Confused, Wint took the bait and claimed 'our cellars are rather poorly stocked with clarets', allowing Bond to rumble him because Mouton Rothschild is a claret. The Living Daylights . Bond shares whisky with the new M, who keeps a stock of Bourbon in her top drawer.
Bond is always willing to tuck into the local speciality.
In The Books Fleming's Bond, like his creator, is a connoisseur of fine food and drink. In Casino Royale he invents a Martini on the spot and names it Vesper after the girl he was with. In foreign lands he likes to be adventurous, except in one or two known restaurants where he will take the same meal whenever he visits. At home he is very much a man of habit, with a particular love for scrambled eggs done in a special way by May, his housekeeper. The Vodka Martini remains a favourite of 007 too.