Cocktail Tips

Published on Wednesday, May 14, 2008, by CHOW Video Team / Edit Post

Cocktail Tips

What you need to know for maximum drinking pleasure

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  • I beg to differ with the presenter of this video. Setting the two parts together at an angle leaves it more likely to leak. Also, when separating the two halves of a Boston style shaker, the glass should be on top, since it is the smaller of the two halves; all the liquid will flow into the larger metal bottom half when they are separated, whereas when the tin is on top, any residual liquid flows...+READ

    I beg to differ with the presenter of this video. Setting the two parts together at an angle leaves it more likely to leak. Also, when separating the two halves of a Boston style shaker, the glass should be on top, since it is the smaller of the two halves; all the liquid will flow into the larger metal bottom half when they are separated, whereas when the tin is on top, any residual liquid flows down to the lip of the tin rather than into the glass once they're separated.

    Also, It is perfectly fine to lock the two together centered on each other. They separate easily if you give the shaker a good tap from the side, as demonstrated in this video explanation of how to use a Boston shaker:

    (Starting at 2:58 into the following video)
    http://smallscreennetwork.com/video/6/caipirinha/-COLLAPSE