Message 24004 of 39188 in General Discussion

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> what i find funny about this is that at my bar we have people 
> specifically asking to have their martini's shaken hard so they do 
> get those ice chips.  at the end of the day, it's all about how the 
> guest wants it prepared.  end thread.

There's plenty to say on this topic, that doesn't have to be the end of the 
thread.  I wrote elsewhere that I would happily shake any drink upon request.  
This discussion isn't about what to do when a customer asks for a drink 
shaken, I would hope that for those of us in the service industry it would be 
a no-brainer.  The much more common scenario is that the customer does not 
specify and it's up to the discretion of the bartender on how to prepare the 
drink.  Hopefully the bartender is knowledgable enough about mixing techniques 
to know the difference between shaking and stirring and when to do each.  

Just a guess here, but do you find that most people who make a point of asking 
for their drink shaken are ordering vodka martinis?  In my experience this is 
the crowd that wants it as cold as possible and with ice chips.  I've never 
had anyone request a Manhattan this way and only occasionally for a (gin) 
Martini.