> > I have yet to meet a bartender that stirs a
> > drink properly
>
>
> wow, what do you mean??
While some may argue that this is ridiculous, in my opinion, there IS a
difference...
to stir a drink means literally, to stir it. Alot of places that I've been to
will stir it by jabbing a bar spoon into the ice and liquor, thereby chipping
ice, diluting liquor and bruising the liquor in the process... much like
shaking does. Stirring a drink reduces the amount of water that dilutes the
liquor but still effectively chills it...
The technique I learned was to stir a drink so that the back of the bar spoon
remains in contact with the side of the glass... shrug
Michael