{"id":81,"date":"2015-02-02T18:37:48","date_gmt":"2015-02-03T02:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=81"},"modified":"2015-05-20T10:00:08","modified_gmt":"2015-05-20T17:00:08","slug":"shaken-or-stirred-part-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=81","title":{"rendered":"Shaken or Stirred, Part Two"},"content":{"rendered":"

A few more thoughts on “Shaken vs. Stirred”…..<\/p>\n

The most convincing argument I\u2019ve heard in favor of a stirred martini is the silky mouth feel that I mentioned early.<\/p>\n

The shaken drink tends to be aerated, at least at first, which gives it a different mouth feel. I will acknowledge that the feel of a stirred martini is awesome. But just as the aerated mouth feel of the shaken martini fades, so does the silkiness of the stirred. So for 84.5% of the time I\u2019m savoring my martini, the mouth feel of the two mixing methods is identical.<\/p>\n

Then it comes down to temperature and the shaken martin is always colder. Checkmate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A few more thoughts on “Shaken vs. Stirred”….. The most convincing argument I\u2019ve heard in favor of a stirred martini is the silky mouth feel that I mentioned early. The shaken drink tends to be aerated, at least at first, … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0},"categories":[11,17,10,36],"tags":[3,9,7],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":52,"url":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=52","url_meta":{"origin":81,"position":0},"title":"Shaken or Stirred??","author":"wlmoon58","date":"January 21, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"This is probably the most discussed issue about Martinis. The name on this blog clearly shows you where I stand on this subject. Here are two reasons why. 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