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Subject: How many shakes in the shaker is good enough?
From: mywytefeet
Posted: Fri Jul 14. 2006, 02:51 UTC
I am new to, well, alcohol in general.  I love dirty vodka martinis and white 
russians.  Paying 6 to 8 bucks at the bar is a bit much for me (being a 
college student and all) so I decided to make my life easier and buy a shaker, 
jigger, Ketel One vodka, and cream along with some other supplies in hopes of 
saving money and making my own drinks.  I have read that you don't want to 
over-shake a drink--you want to be quick but not too quick and make sure the 
drink is frezing cold.  My problem is I never know when enough is enough.  How 
long (on average) do you shake a drink?  Does the particular drink effect the 
amount of time you shake it or the number of shakes?  Also, do you need to be 
exact with your messurments...I see at bars tenders usually free pour the 
drinks (I saw jiggers used at Chilis but their drinks sucked.)

Any advice will help.

My first dirty vodka martini turned out funny tasting...maybe I had too much 
vermouth or too much vodka...Oh...that's the other question, how do you know 
what the "standard" in making a drink is?  For instance, I have seen say dirty 
vodkas should include vermouth or dirty vodka martinis should not include 
vermouth.  I have also seen the amounts of vermouth, vodka, olive juice etc. 
change.  Which amount is correct?

Hoping I can make a decent drink some day,

Thanks guys and gals.

-mywytefeet 


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