We've given some of the coolest drinks orders from TV and film a gin twist!

Few things beat sitting down to watch something good on the telly with a G&T in hand, especially if you are sipping along with your favourite on-screen characters.

The best shows and films transport you to a different time and place like few other things can, so that you can almost taste the smokey allure of Don Draper’s old fashioned from Mad Men or the clean, sophisticated edge of James Bond’s martini.

With these tips for ginning up these famous drinks orders you can take that amazing escapism to the next level!

That’s right, we are starting with possibly one of the most famous drinks orders in the world: Bond’s martini. Here, we are going for the Vesper martini, a cocktail actually invented by Ian Fleming for his 1953 Bond novel Casino Royal, the film version of which starred Daniel Craig in his first outing as 007.

A punchy mix of gin, vodka and Lillet Blanc (which is a French fortified wine made with grapes from Bordeaux and quinine), this is a suave tipple that deserves to be sipped elegantly as though you were a ‘00’ agent yourself - perhaps you should even brake out the tux for this one!

Well, man, in the Coen brother’s and Jeff Bridge’s creation of The Dude (or um, His Dudeness or, err, Duder or El Duderino if you aren’t into the whole brevity thing) we have the opposite end of cool to Bond. There are no stiff tuxedos here, this is the territory of baggy pants and sandals. The carefully trimmed hair and jawline are replaced by a luxurious mane of hair and a free flowing beard - the moustache of which more often than not soaks up The Dude’s chosen cocktail as he drinks, for him to suck out with his bottom lip after each sip, delicious!

Normally a vodka based cocktail, we have changed up the recipe to give it a orange and gin twist worthy of His Dudeness - a version of this recipe can be found in our September 2017 edition of GINNED! Magazine, we called it an Orange Russian.

Ah the dream! Sarah Jessica Parker brought the cosmo into many a life through her character Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and the City, and so it has become a quintessential cocktail for fashionistas and trendy city slickers alike. With that elegantly smooth texture and delectable boozy blend of popping sweet fruit and sour citrus flavours, it’s easy to see why!

As cosmopolitans usually star vodka, we thought about changing the cocktail to a martinez for this entry (the two recipes are of a similar ilk) however a straight swap of vodka for gin makes such a delicious cocktail that we left the changes at that.

Add all of your ingredients to a cocktail shaker with lots of ice and shake well. Strain into a chilled martini glass and enjoy!

If any director is known for making food and drink look incredible it’s Quentin Tarantino, think the cream on the strudel in Inglorious Bastards (2009) and the beer that Christoph Waltz’s character Dr. King Schultz pours for Django (Jamie Foxx) in Django Unchained (2012).

One tipple that certainly comes mind for having us licking our lips is the ‘$5 shake’ that Uma Thurman’s Mia Wallace orders while on her outing to Jack Rabbit Slim’s with Vincent Vega, played by John Travolta, just before their iconic dance scene. It j looks so perfectly thick and rich, especially with that bright red cherry on top!

Adding gin to a milkshake creates an amazing beverage that will pull you right into that incredible Americana-strewn scene. For authenticity we recommend avoiding any milkshake powders here, get the ice cream out of the freezer and go for a real old-school shake that’s almost thick enough to eat with a spoon!

Swanning from lively cocktail bars to upbeat jazz clubs to well-to-do restaurants and then back to the office, Mad Men’s dashingly well dressed yet unscrupulous cast of characters are rarely seen without a beverage in hand. The show gives us such a detailed and thirst tantalising picture New York’s booming cocktail culture at the beginning of 1960’s!

Don Draper, the show’s leading man, played by Jon Hamm, is rarely seen without his beloved old fashioned cocktail. Dark, suave and utterly debonair they are a perfect match for each other. A great alternative to the whisky focused old fashioned for gin lovers is a negroni. It’s just as dark and debonair only made with our favourite tipple. So sit back in your comfy leather chesterfield armchair and sip away at a rocks glass full of negroni like Don does with his old fashioned.

There is rarely a scene in Casablanca that doesn’t include someone pouring a glass of champagne or ordering a champagne cocktail from the bar in Rick’s Cafe Amérincain. With this French 75 recipe you can transport yourself to that classic and exotic cinema setting to join Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman and watch their bitter sweet tale unfold. Here’s looking at you, kid.