Post #187962 by thejab on Wed, Sep 21, 2005 1:00 PM

foamy: The best reason for stirring whiskey cocktails is that shaking makes them, well, foamy. The bubbles never go away and they ruin the smoothness of a manhattan.

You're the first person I've ever heard that shakes their martini because they want their gin "bruised"! :D Before I heard that bruising the gin is bad, which I never thought made much sense. But bringing out the aromatics through shaking sounds logical. In any case, whatever works for you!