Bartender 101 - tools tequniques and cocktails - Flipbook - Page 10
SHAKE (WITH ICE)
The technique is most often used to combine ingredients of
different density, such as base alcohol with citrus juice or thick
fruit purée. Shaking helps to aerate, chill and dilute a cocktail by
breaking up the ingredients inside the shaker with ice cubes.
As a result, the mixture of the ingredients becomes uniform,
well-aerated and more palatable, with the taste of alcohol
less pronounced. After pouring the ingredients into one of the
shakers, add ice, close it and then shake vigorously up and down
to break the ice cubes inside the shaker (try to do it with as
much force as possible). Frosting of the shaker is a sign that the
cocktail is ready to be served.
To perfect your shake, you need to:
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Make sure that the shaker is tightly closed.
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Hold the shaker firmly with the small cup oriented
towards you. Shake with long,decisive movements.
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Adjust the shaking time to the ingredients, the
weight and temperature of the ice.
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When pouring take care to strain out small pieces
of broken ice.
