How to Shake Cocktails | Cocktail Recipes

How to Shake Cocktails | Cocktail Recipes

Let's talk about how to shake a cocktail.

You probably have an idea of how, you know, just going back and forth and you're just chilling the ice. There actually is some techniques that are a good idea to master.

I've already built my cocktail in here. Now, this is a two piece tin. You can use the three piece ones, which are sort of self-explanatory.

I like these better because the ice really can travel and can chill the drink properly, chill it faster and then give it that really great, frothy texture that you want. Which is ideal for optimal deliciousness.

So, I've already built my drink in the small part of the tin. If I build it in the big part it might overflow when I combine them. So, small tin.

And now, we want to form that seal. Okay? So when you lift it up like that it stays together.

You'll notice that I have one part flush and then, so then there's the maximum distance here. Remember that.

So, I have two cocktails built here. And just to show off I'm going to shake them both.

Alright. So, if you're shaking two you want to hold them with two fingers on each side so that if you feel them separating you'll notice and you can, sort of, stop.

You should never be afraid of them separating on you if you form a tight enough seal. And if you're holding them properly, if it starts to break, you'll know before you make a mess.

If you're shaking one cocktail you can hold it together with both hands. But that's not what we're doing. We're going to go big today.

So, I'm going to be alone with my shakers while I rock this out.

Do you need to have a catchy rhythm when you're shaking? No. Should you? Yes.

Okay. You hear that? That's the seal already starting to break. Okay.

So, now we're going to break the seal. I'm not going to hit it on the part that's flush and I'm not going to try to break it on the largest distance. I'm going to go right in between. That sort of half way point.

With the palm of your hand. When you hear it start to hiss like that you know you already broke the seal. And then, just sort of jimmy it off.

It takes some practice to really get a feel for it. I've done this probably a thousand times. So, I really know how to do it.

But, don't feel bad if you're just like doing it a million times and can't get it. You'll figure it out. Just don't get frustrated. Don't get mad at the shaker. The shaker is your friend.

Okay. Now we're going to strain this cocktail. Pretty much any time you're shaking something you're going to strain it.

Even if it's going to be on the rocks, you don't really want to pour it out from the shaker because all that ice is going to be broken. It's going to melt really fast. You want to pour that over fresh ice.

In this case we have an up glass. So, we're going to take our Hawthorne Strainer. It's called that for over 100 years. People aren't exactly sure why. They think it was because this guy Hawthorne invented it in the late 19th century. I'm pretty sure they're right but we'll probably never know.

And I'm going to fine strain this. As you'll see, this is a daiquiri here, there aren't any ice chips on top. It just gives it a silkier texture.

And, there you have it. That is how you shake and how you strain a cocktail.

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[MPERIALENTERTAINMENTD]

Thank you for the video demonstration. I recently found an old copy of Playboy's Bar Guide in my late Father-in-law's office. After reading some of the recipes, I decided to make cocktails for my 40th birthday. I ordered a Boston Shaker and watched your video to learn how to use it. SUCCESS! Thanks, man!

[theowl]

'' Don't get mad at the shaker, the shaker is your friend.''

[Uckertay]

lol I say "do you need to have a catchy rhythm with your shaking? No. Should you? Yes." to my customers all the time after I shake their cocktails. It makes them laugh every time. 

[Lunadeuss]

i’m probably already drunk because i laughed a little too hard when he shushed the shaker

[michaelbauers]

good video, but I wanted to know how you did that without strainers ( pouring from the shakers like I see people do)

[alexcastro]

“Don’t get mad at the shaker, the shaker is your friend.”
Shaker: *hisses*
Me: Chill, you need more ice.
I think you’ve had one too many drinks tonight.
Also me: *is talking to a shaker*

[CobaltLancer]

They shaker split at the first move and the mixing glass went flying across my kitchen and the cocktail spilled everywhere...
Took a while to clean it up...

[fenton]

So my Boston Shaker isn't nesting properly and isn't creating a seal, could one of them be too small? They're both metal tins like in the video and not a glass + tin.

[bluebirdsigma]

I think Hawthorne comes from the bar that popularized the strainer...

[robertn]

Anybody have an idea why liquid may spill out when I shake my cocktail? I have a pretty good seal, didn't overcrowd the shaker, but when I shake, I sometimes get some liquid that seeps out.

[meeztly]

I like everything you've done in all your videos, but the thing that gets me in trouble its the fact that you fill the glass too much, I think that juts makes it undrinkable, I dont know, maybe its a personal problem jaja, but I dont like the glasses really full. 

[daisyfernandez]

How about shaking only ONE shaker? Coming from someone with very tiny hands trying to grip on to just one shaker...

[cvsop]

Oh this guy is handsome & funny...wo0o 😍😊

[LeifCoffield]

Drake Bell really had a career change after Nickelodeon eh

[stevefuentes]

Can you tell me how many ml or cc those big boston shakers are?

[gillowens]

I love this I need to known it college I love Beverage my favourite area of hospitality studies

[georgesobienge]

Should you shake a cocktail with one hand ore both?

[katyu]

How do you serve a drink that is too full? That drink is too full. No server will take or deliver that cocktail!

[roukcorradini]

Thank youuu! I have to take an exam of this .

[oasibhuiyan]

I also noticed one thing. You're left handed like me