Message 9946 of 39188 in General Discussion

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> A) A "stirred" Martini will have more visual appeal then a "shaken" 
> one, because it will pour into the glass crystal clear.

> Thus a Martini is properly "stirred" and not "shaken". Forget what 
> James Bond says.

A regular customer of mine loves his Martinis vigorously shaken, so that the 
Martini is filled with tiny bubbles and silvery shards of ice. It looks quite 
dramatic when poured into a Martini glass.

It's a great break from those gawdawful "Martinis on the rocks" that most of 
the Martini drinkers at the club order.

Chris