Comments on: Shaken vs. Stirred: The Ice Melt Experiment

By: patrick

patrick — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 00:37:07 +0000

What about the issue that liquor only cocktails should never be shaken and cocktails with fruit juice and liquor should always be shaken to make sure the 2 or more ingredients are well mixed? I have heard from bartender friends that are purists that liqour only cocktails mix better and hold up better when only stirred. Your comments please. thanks, Patrick

By: Ardenstone

Ardenstone — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 03:28:15 +0000

I cleared up the wording it a bit. This experiment really was a wash, so I wouldn’t take it as very conclusive. I’ll need to try it again some day!

By: liv

liv — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:17:32 +0000

ive always wondered what the difference was, so this was actually pretty helpful…
that is until the very end. im a little confused because next to the number 10 it says that shaken had less ice melt, but then in the final word it said that stirred had less ice melt.
so im curious as to which one was the mistake.

By: Ardenstone

Ardenstone — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 17:53:21 +0000

The results were close, and unfortunately I didn’t set up the photos so that the camera was the same distance away, etc. I should have marked the measuring cup after the first one with a bit of tape or something, but this was an off-the-cuff activity. The ice melt really was a lot, although I did also shake and stir for more than one typically would.

Mmmm, breakfast martini…

By: AE

AE — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 17:46:29 +0000

You are so nerdy on so many levels! I love it. The results look almost identical to me. What’s really impressive is the amount of ice melt involved either way. I had no idea it was so much.

Damn, I want a martini, and it’s only 9:43 a.m. Thanks, Ardenstone.