Cocktail Shaker - Suggestions?

My go to. If you shake it too hard it can get a little messy.

A wise man once told me that “...martinis are like breasts, two are perfect...at three, things start to get weird”.

I’ve been using my vintage one because the top screws off and it’s so large, plus I have 6 of the little glasses to match.



But for Christmas I’m getting this one:





I prefer screw top as well because I can’t get the others off without a fight.

Use a pint glass instead of the smaller stainless steel portion.

Or get a better quality stainless shaker:
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Get yourself a nice strainer if you dont have one.

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For a martini, and assuming you are talking a Martini and not a Vodka OJ (olive juice) you really want to stir it. This isn’t because you might bruise the gin or something silly like that but because you can better control the dilution.

A stainless steel mixer, a long handled mixing spoon and a strainer is all you need. Now you can get in a rabbit hole quickly with strainers depending on different drinks but in general as long as it keeps the ice out the glass it will work.

Rule of thumb is if just mixing alcohols, stir.
If adding juice, milk, etc... shake.

I've never used one of those. I'm just used to the style I posted when I worked behind the bar. But we weren't making craft cocktails, just way too many lemon drops

I prefer shaken, I typically drink vodka martinis. I like the ice chips that form from the shaking. I like gin martinis, but they don't like me...something about the botanicals seem to bottom out on me and it's like a gut bomb. Thanks for the suggestions all.