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Types Of Martini Shakers
The perfect Martini can make the perfect evening. Whether you’re entertaining guests or having a quiet evening at home. In order to make the perfect Martini we need the perfect tools and nothing is more essential then the Martini Shaker.
The standard Cocktail or Martini Shaker is a stainless steel container. Besides mixing the ingredients, shaking the ingredients with ice will cool the drink without having to actually have ice in your drink. Martinis aren’t served on the rocks. The longer you shake the drink the colder it will get.
The standard cocktail shaker most of us envision, is the Cobbler shaker. A three-piece stainless steel shaker with a strainer built into it. It consists of the shaker tumbler, a lid with a strainer, and the cap. This is also the easiest shaker to begin with, although sometimes it is difficult to get the cap off if a vacuum seal is formed.
A more advanced but often times preferred Martini Shaker is the Boston Shaker. This shaker has a stainless steel tumbler and a slightly smaller mixing glass. You put the ingredients into the glass and then fill it up with ice. Place the stainless steel tumbler on top of the glass. The tumbler is upside down and you can form a seal between the glass and tumbler by giving the tumbler a whack.
Carefully shake until your drink is properly mixed and chilled. Then find the spot where the glass and tumbler meet and give it another whack to break the seal. To avoid getting ice in your newly mixed martini, you will need a strainer. The preferred strainer is the Hawthorne strainer which has a spring around the bottom so that it will fit any glass or tumbler.
James Bond may have preferred his Martini shaken and as cold as possible, but some people may prefer theirs stirred. The reason some preferred stirred is because they don’t want to bruise the gin or vodka which would mean getting little chunks of ice mixed with the alcohol.
If you will be making a stirred martini then a mixing spoon is essential. This is an elongated spoon with the head about the size of a teaspoon, and the handle is swirled. The swirled handle makes it easy to quickly stir your drink and the length makes it easy to reach the bottom of the tumbler.
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How To Use A Boston Shaker
In my previous post I explained the difference between a Cobbler Shaker and a Boston Shaker. That is all well and good, but if you have never used a Boston Shaker you will probably not know how exactly it works.
So I found this great video showing us exactly how to use a Boston Martini Shaker.
How To Use A Boston Shaker
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Dress Up Your Bar With Unique Art Deco Martini Shakers
Martini Shakers come in many styles and colors. There are enough choices out there, that we should be able to find a unique shaker for every style and budget.
The most common shakers are stainless steel, but many have leather grips or powder coated surfaces. The powder coated ones are my favorite because they come in lots of great colors. Although I’ve yet to find one in a wild design or paisley pattern.
If you are interested in a unique art deco shaker there are many available at antique and vintage shops. I saw a twist cocktail shaker at Neiman Marcus. It looked like a screw with a bullet on the end. This fluid twist design was part of the Nambe collection. They make unique high end products.
Some cocktail shops have plastic shakers in different colors and designs, such as the poker martini shaker which is white with a heart, a spade, a diamond, and a club emblem on it.
You can also order personalized and monogrammed shakers. Another one of my favorites is the classic crystal shaker with a stainless top. There is something for everyone when it comes to creating your perfect martini or signature cocktail, with a personalized shaker.
Another great place for shopping for unique and vintage shakers is a site called Ruby Lane. They have a rare Currier & Roby shaker made of copper with a silver overlay. There is also a Silver plate version of the sterling shaker.
I also really like the Paden City Glass rooster cocktail shaker. But then I collect rooster collectibles. They also have vintage shakers with recipes printed on the sides and a chrome etched wheat shaker.
If your in the holiday spirit you can find Christmas shakers and shakers with dogs and pheasants on the sides. And there is always the ever popular dial a recipe shaker. I guess these were a hit in the 1950’s.
My two favorite vintage shakers are the green tint with stripes vintage shaker made with depression glass and the ruby cocktail shaker. Cocktails can liven up any party and these unique shakers will liven up your bar and your conversations.
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