How to Mix Drinks

Preparing Drinks in a Shaker

This is how cocktails containing ingredients that are difficult to combine — such as eggs, milk, liqueurs, and syrups — are prepared.

1. Fill the cocktail shaker up to two-thirds full with ice cubes and swirl them round briefly.
2. Put the shaker or glass liner in the refrigerator to chill.
3. Strain any water from the melting ice cubes out of the shaker.
4. Measure out the ingredients according to the recipe, add them to the shaker, and close it tightly.
5. Shake the shaker firmly for a few seconds, moving it in and out from the body. Drinks that are easy to mix should be shaken for about 10 seconds. While drinks using egg yolk need about 20 seconds.
6. Open the cocktail shaker and strain the drink through the bar sieve into a chilled glass. Garnish the drink, if desired.

A perfectly shaken cocktail looks cloudy at first, then slowly clears from bottom to top. Ingredients for no more than cocktails should be shaken together in a Boston shaker (if extra cocktails are required, use more ice).

Preparing Drinks in a Blender

You usually use an electric blender for mixing drinks that contain cream, eggs fruit and ice, as well as for those that are frozen.

1. First chill a suitable glass in the refrigerator. If the drink has an elaborate garnish, assemble it first so the drink can be served as soon as it is blended.
2. Put 1 scoop of crushed ice or 2 or 3 ice cubes into the blender jug.
3. Measure out the ingredients according to the recipe and put them into the blender jug. Make sure the blender lid is properly closed.
4. Run the blender for about 10 seconds on the first setting, then switch to the second setting and blend for 10 seconds longer. If the drink is too thick, add some more crushed ice or ice cubes to the blender jug before switching the blender to setting 2.
5. Pour the drink into the prepared glass, garnish and serve immediately.

Preparing Drinks in a Mixing Glass

All drink which are stirred together with ice cubes, but which are served without ice, are prepared in a mixing glass.

1. Chill a suitable glass. If the drink has an elaborate garnish, assemble it first so the drink can be served as soon as it's mixed.
2. Put 2 or 3 ice cubes in the mixing glass and swirl them around a few times.
3. Strain the melted ice water out of the mixing glass.
4. Measure out the ingredients according to the recipe and put them in the mixing glass.
5. Mix everything together working from bottom to top, with a long-handled bar spoon.
6. Strain the drink immediately through the bar sieve into the chilled glass and garnish if desired.

If cocktails for several people are being mixed (remember to add more ice), it is better to pour less into the glasses initially and then share out the rest equally.

Preparing Drinks in the Glass

Generally, drink whose ingredients combine easily are stirred in the glass in which they will be served.

1. Chill a suitable glass. If the drink has an elaborate garnish, assemble it first so the drink can be served as soon as it is blended.
2. Put 2 or 3 ice cubes into the chilled glass.
3. Measure out the ingredients according to the recipe and add them to the glass.
4. Carefully stir the drink with a bar spoon, garnish if desired, and serve immediately.

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