Shaken ....not stirred??!
Shaken ....not stirred??
I'm not a Martini drinker. What is the difference?
Answers: While variations are many, a standard modern martini is a five to one ratio, made by combining approximately two and a half ounces of gin and one half ounce of dry vermouth with ice. Many Europeans, however, prefer somewhat less vermouth—about a six to one proportion of gin or vodka to vermouth. Many afficiandos insist that a cocktail shaker tends to dull the taste of the vermouth, and that it sharpens the taste of gin by "bruising" the liquid. However, it is relatively common to see a bartender mix a martini with a shaker due in part to the influence of fictional super-spy James Bond, who asked for his martinis "shaken, not stirred." The ingredients are mixed then strained and served "up" (without ice) in a chilled cocktail glass, and garnished with either an olive or a twist of lemon (a strip of the peel, usually squeezed or twisted to express volatile citric oils onto the surface of the drink). A Martini is made from ice and vodka or gin and a glance at the vermouth bottle.
The traditional martini is stirred in a shaker glass with the gin and ice, garnished with an olive, but James Bond liked his Martinis shaken.
Hence, shaken not stirred. Stirring only mixes the ingredients... Shaking causes air bubbles and makes it smoother...
I think lol... Logical to me.... hmmmmmmm There is proof shaken martinis have a higher antioxidant level. Not to say drinking is good for you, but if you want to drink a martini, shaken is the way to go. The difference is obviously how it is made. Traditionally the gin and vermouth is stirred with ice. Shaking it has the same effect but cause the drink to be more diluted also the shaking adds a bubbles and makes the drinking cloudy.