Module 4: Basic Techniques
Shaking vs Stirring
✓Shake
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Used for: Citrus or juice-based drinks
Why: Mixes and chills thick ingredients quickly
Examples: Margarita, Whiskey Sour, Cosmopolitan
Shaking — Add ingredients and ice to a shaker, seal it, and shake hard for about 10–15 seconds until the outside feels frosty.
✓Stir
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Used for: Clear, spirit-only drinks
Why: Chills gently without adding bubbles or cloudiness
Examples: Martini, Negroni, Old Fashioned
Stirring — Add ingredients and ice to a mixing glass and stir gently with a bar spoon for about 20–30 seconds.
If a drink has juice, cream, or citrus — shake it. If it is all clear spirits — stir it. Shaking a Martini makes it cloudy; stirring a Margarita leaves it flat.