Post #252025 by GatorRob on Fri, Sep 1, 2006 7:51 PM

On 2006-09-01 18:25, Davez_tikiz wrote:
I've been using lime juice and orange juice from the bottle. I'll try the fresh stuff... (and maybe buy some better rum:)

A new convert is born! YAY! But as has been said here, do what YOU like and like what YOU do. Or something like that.

How come a drink from a shaker has you fill the shaker with ice, shake it, and then pour into a glass with ice?

I don't usually strain the drink unless the recipe specifically calls for it. What I do usually is this: fill the shaker with the ingredients that are to be shaken (first juices, then syrups, then alcohol), THEN add ice, shake, dump all to a glass or mug, and add more ice if necessary. I don't think I hardly ever strain into a glass that has fresh ice in it. Seems wasteful of the ice in the shaker.

How do you learn how to float stuff? I've been floating 151 which you can't see if it floats, but I made an Atlantic Breeze today, which has you float grenadine... and.... STRAIGHT to the bottom! Help!!!!

THIS ARTICLE should answer your question. Take a look at the density chart. Notice that grenadine is way at the bottom of the chart, meaning it is dense and will sink to the bottom as you observed.