Post #252045 by Chip and Andy on Sat, Sep 2, 2006 7:33 AM

On 2006-09-01 18:25, Davez_tikiz wrote:
New burning question: How come a drink from a shaker has you fill the shaker with ice, shake it, and then pour into a glass with ice? Why not just pour out the ice and drink from the shaker? Seems like you double the ice.

This may seem like you are using twice the amount of ice, but there is another "Slightly Scientific" answer: The ice in the shaker is now 'warm' and if you pour the whole contents of the shaker into the glass, the ice wont last long. By pouring your drink over 'fresh' ice the drink will stay colder longer (and cold drinks melt less ice keeping the balance in your drink).

You can see this in action if you care to do a little bar experiment.... Take a shaker full of ice and add 6 oz of room temperature water. Shake it and strain the liquid back into a measuring cup. You should have wound up with about 8 oz (ish) of water after the shake. That melt is what balances as well as mixes your cocktail. Now take a look at the ice left in the shaker, looks kind of beat up an melted. A fresh glass of ice is much prettier.