Why, when, and how to build, shake and stir cocktails. We explain how dilution is the key to choosing your mixing method, how to aerate a cocktail with tiny tiny bubbles, and just the right way to spin your ice. Oh, and we’re having a Martini. I hope you like yours wet. Wait, what?Too Long, Didn’t Listen(00:00) Cocktail Mixing Techniques(01:20) Building: like tension in a true crime podcast(03:14) Boxing: no, not how you make punch(04:29) Shaking: it’s easy just don’t hurt yourself(15:39) Stirring: less bubbles more precision(23:19) Cocktail of the Week: The Martini ~ How do you like yours?RecipesMartini2 oz London Dry Gin1/2 oz Dry Vermouth3 Olives for garnishCombine gin and vermouth in a mixing glass with ice. Stir for 15 seconds. Strain into a chilled Martini glass. Garnish with olives on a cocktail pick.Books & Equipment LinksThe links below that point to Amazon are affiliate links. If you click on them and make a purchase we may receive a small compensation at no extra cost to you. Links to any other destination are not affiliate links.BooksWe own and recommend these books:The 12 Bottle Bar: Make Hundreds of Cocktails with Just Twelve Bottles by David Solmonson, Lesley Jacobs SolmonsonLiquid Intelligence: The Art and Science of the Perfect Cocktail by Dave ArnoldImbibe! by David WondrichCocktail Codex by Alex Day, Nick Fauchald, David Kaplan EquipmentProducts we own, like and use:Measuring toolsOXO Good Grips Mini Angled Measuring Cup, 2 Oz capacityOXO Metal Angled Measuring CupOXO SteeL Double JiggerShakersThis shaking set is sold as two separate items on Amazon, you will need bothCocktail Kingdom Koriko Small Weighted Shaking TinCocktail Kingdom Koriko Large Weighted Shaking TinMixing Glasses/TinsViski Crystal Mixing Glass, 17 ozPint glass: you don’t need a link for this do you?PeelersOXO Good Grips Y-PeelerBar SpoonsCrate & Barrel: Bar Spoon with MuddlerCork Screw / Bottle OpenerTrue Truetap Double Hinged Waiters CorkscrewBar TowelsWhite Flour Sack TowelsGlasswareHighballStrauss 13-Oz. Cooler GlassLowballCrescent 10-Oz. Double Old-Fashioned Glass

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