| When people are starting out bartending for fun | | | | (if you want them) and then add the cocktail |
| or trying to learn new tricks to enhance their own | | | | ingredients. Place the stainless steel container over |
| drinks, most find that the shaking is fun to do. | | | | the glass while you hold both the glass and |
| They just pour whatever their drink is and try to | | | | container with your hands. Then start shaking |
| shake the ingredients to make for a good drink. | | | | using an up and down motion. It is as easy as it |
| Or so people think. This is not how you want to | | | | sounds doing the shaking itself, but just |
| treat the drinks that you are making and with this | | | | remember to shy away from the customer while |
| article, I will show you how to shake a drink | | | | you are shaking so that you are not spilling |
| correctly. | | | | anything on them if it hasnt been properly sealed. |
| The main reasons that one would shake a drink, is | | | | Sometimes when you want to open the shaker, |
| to be able to chill a cocktail properly, to mix | | | | you will find that they stick together. Do not panic |
| ingredients the right way or to put some good | | | | and start banging them against the table or |
| looks to a cocktail. The general rule to follow | | | | something like that. Just give it a gentle few taps |
| when you want to shake a drink, is that cloudy | | | | at where the containers come together and it |
| drinks should be shaken, while clear drinks should | | | | should loosen enough for you to be able to get |
| be stirred. So if you are making a drink that is | | | | them apart. |
| creamy or sour, shaking is probably the correct | | | | Now pour the drink in the proper glassware, and |
| procedure. Remember that you must not shake | | | | remember to always pour from the glass |
| drinks that contain soda or carbonated water, you | | | | container, not the metal one, and serve with |
| know what happens when you shake a bottle of | | | | some delicious fruit and straws. |
| coke, so dont do it. Some drinks, like martinis | | | | In this article I have shown you how to properly |
| (hello Bond) or stingers can be done with both | | | | use a shaker and what they are primarily used |
| methods and you should ask the recipient what | | | | for. Do not just go out and buy one to use for |
| he prefers. | | | | any and all drinks that you like as it is not the |
| How To Shake A Cocktail Using a Boston Shaker | | | | best method for all of them. Being able to know |
| I like to use a Boston shaker myself, so I will | | | | the different uses for it is imperative as a |
| explain here how to do it with this one at hand. | | | | bartender. |
| First put in some ice cubes in the glass container | | | | |