{"id":967,"date":"2015-10-08T12:30:09","date_gmt":"2015-10-08T19:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=967"},"modified":"2015-10-08T12:30:09","modified_gmt":"2015-10-08T19:30:09","slug":"the-perfect-martini-shaken-or-stirred","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=967","title":{"rendered":"The Perfect Martini: Shaken or Stirred?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shaken or Stirred?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Which is “Perfect”?<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n

One of the eternal Martini questions!\u00a0 Right up there with Dickens …. Olive or Twist?<\/p>\n

I have written extensively in the past about Shaken vs. Stirred Martinis and thought a reminder might be appropriate for some of the newer readers, in case you missed it before.<\/p>\n

There are four claimed differences between shaken and stirred martinis; temperature, dilution, “bruising”, and taste.\u00a0 I’ve written extensively in the past on each of these and if you’re interested you can jump to the details via the links at the bottom of this article.<\/p>\n

The bottom line is this:\u00a0 The Shaken Martini will colder, more diluted, emulsified , and taste exactly the same.\u00a0 Conversely the Stirred Martini will be less cold (hopefully not ‘warmer’), stronger, silky smooth, and taste exactly the same.<\/p>\n

Notice that I’ve changed ‘bruising’ to ’emulsification’.\u00a0 The term ‘bruising’ is really a misnomer and anyone using it should be ostracized immediately.\u00a0 But shaking the drink does adds a zillion (roughly) little bubbles, also known to as emulsification.\u00a0 This gives the drink a slightly cloudy appearance and changes the way it feels in your mouth.<\/p>\n

So which is “Perfect”?\u00a0\u00a0 Read my Shaken vs. Stirred Revisited: Conclusion<\/a> for all the intimate details and opinions.\u00a0 (Disclaimer:\u00a0 Its a tie.)<\/p>\n

You can also jump to an overview of each of four elements at:
\nTemperature\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shaken vs. Stirred Revisited: Temperature<\/a>
\nDilution\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shaken vs. Stirred Revisited: Dilution<\/a>
\nBruising\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shaken vs. Stirred Revisited: Bruising<\/a>
\nTaste\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shaken vs. Stirred Revisited: Taste<\/a><\/p>\n

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Shaken or Stirred?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Which is “Perfect”? One of the eternal Martini questions!\u00a0 Right up there with Dickens …. Olive or Twist? I have written extensively in the past about Shaken vs. Stirred Martinis and thought a reminder might be appropriate … 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":[17,10],"tags":[38,9,40],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":619,"url":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=619","url_meta":{"origin":967,"position":0},"title":"Shaken vs. Stirred Revisited: Conclusion.","author":"wlmoon58","date":"July 18, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Over the past several weeks I've waxed poetic on the differences between Shaken Martinis and Stirred Martinis.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We've talked about Temperature, Dilution, Bruising, and Taste.\u00a0 So what is the combined consensus conclusion? 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