When to Shake and When to Stir a Cocktail

Here’s how to know when to grab a shaker, and when you need a bar spoon.

That is, if your cocktail is all liquor, stir it.

This includes the martini, Manhattan, old fashioned, negroni, and all of their variations.

The technical reason for this is simple: They all contain alcohol and have relatively similar densities.

Despite popular belief, shaking doesnt get cocktails colder as long as youre taking the time to stir correctly.

Shaking, if youre doing it right, is a violent and dynamic process.

And citrus juice and alcohol are very different densities, which means they dont mix easily.

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