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Was Ian Fleming completely wrong? "When you shake a martini, you aren’t integrating the elements in a way to create a smooth texture – you are doing the opposit
by marquis 13y ago
Was Ian Fleming completely wrong? "When you shake a martini, you aren’t integrating the elements in a way to create a smooth texture – you are doing the opposite. A shaken martini gets diluted too fast and gets too much air mixed into it. The result is a slightly frothy and watered down drink."
I assumed he didn't want to get inebriated in order to have a non-fuzzy head for all the goings-ons but the bartender would have noticed..
http://www.drinkspirits.com/gin/james-bond-wrong-shake-martinis/ http://www.drinkspirits.com/gin/james-bond-wrong-shake-marti...
- tptacek 13y agoNo, he wasn't "wrong". Shaking a mixed drink does alter the texture; it does incorporate air, and it does incorporate more tiny ice chips. And that quote doesn't hold temperature constant. You can trade strength for coldness and vice versa. But, if you have a target temperature, and you're using ice to cool a drink down to it, then the idea that you should stir instead of shake to reach that temperature is misguided.