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Shaking a drink is to mainly mix
ingredients, make a cocktail cold or put a head on some
cocktails.
General rule: All
cloudy drinks (including creams and sours) should be shaken and
all clear drinks should be stirred. Never shake when a
cocktail's ingredient is carbonated water or soda... obvious
reasons. For a martini or stinger, ask your guests whether
they prefer their drink shaken or stirred.
Instruments: The
Boston shaker is the professional type that most bartenders use.
It consists of a mixing glass and stainless steel core that
overlaps the glass. The Hawthorne Strainer is the most
popular. It is a flat, spoon-shaped utensil with a spring
coil around its head. You can use it on top of the shaker
glass to strain only the liquid ingredients into your cocktail
glass.
Basic Instructions:
To shake a cocktail, put some ice cubes (if an ingredient in the
recipe) in the glass container and add the cocktail ingredients
to it. Place the metal container over the glass container.
Hold the metal and glass containers together with both hands and
shake with an "up and down" motion. Make sure
the shaker is pointing away from your guests to avoid spilling
anything on them if the shaker is not properly sealed.
Serving:
See Hymie's Serving section.
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