A delicious cocktail can be cooked at home easily and it is not necessary to stomp after it to the nearest bar. To make it as appealing as a bartender, it's worth getting a shaker for cocktails. And we'll tell you how to use the shaker and share some recipes for making cocktails in a shaker.
How to choose a shaker?
First of all, you need to pay attention to the material from which he did. Skip all plastic products, they are not strong, and it is not possible to mix well in them ice-cream cocktails. It is best to give preference to a metal bottle shaker, the lid of which does not curl, but is inserted inside. Thanks to such a cover, the mixed drink will not leak, and precious drops will not be lost anywhere.
Now a little bit about the accessories for the shaker.
- When selecting it, stop on the version with a detachable, rather than a built-in strainer. When it is necessary, you can simply put it on a glass.
- Well, and of course, where without a measuring glass. On professional slang it is called "jigger". Thanks to him you accurately note the amount of the ingredient to be added.
How to use shaker for cocktails?
Perhaps you will be surprised, but the rules of how to use the shaker were developed a long time ago, not one century ago.
- The first to place the device large ice. Why the first - everything is simple, so that adding ice at the end does not spill the drink and that the constituent liquids become of the necessary temperature. Why large - so as not to dissolve in the drinks and did not add its watery taste.
- After the ice comes the turn of non-alcoholic and dense liquids: juices, cream, milk, yolk.
- The last in the shaker pour hot drinks.
- But various pops and sodas are added directly to the cocktail spilled over the glasses.
- The process of mixing the drink should take place at an angle of 45 degrees. Full vertical or horizontal position is strictly prohibited.
- And a little more about the ice. Do not use the same ice twice, it will spoil the taste of your cocktails, even if the ingredients are the same. Also, do not add ice to the glasses from the shaker, the result is not the same.
Milk cocktail in the shaker
Also, the shaker is perfect for making milkshakes. How to do it? Fill the container with water-laden food ice, pour in the desired ingredients. Close the lid tightly, and, holding it with your fingers, shake the entire structure for at least 10 seconds. When pouring a drink into glasses, do not forget about the strainer that filters the cocktail from the ice.
Alcoholic cocktails in the shaker
Well, how not to surprise your friends with cooked tasty, strong cocktails. Which, incidentally, very good excite appetite. Here are a few simple recipes.
Sunset
- 30 ml of vodka;
- 10 ml of cherry liqueur;
- 10 ml of cherry juice;
- 10 ml of sugar syrup;
- 10 ml of lemon juice;
- ice-frapes (crushed ice).
Mix the ingredients in a shaker for 10 seconds, strain into a wide wine glass and add a circle of lemon.
Vishnevka.
- 40 ml of vodka;
- 10 ml of strong white vermouth;
- 30 ml of cherry liqueur or tincture;
- 10 ml of cognac;
- 3-4 cubes of ice.
Of course, with the help of shakers, you can professionally prepare the famous cocktails: Pinacolada , Margarita and Cosmopolitan .
Stir in a shaker and pour over a wide tapered glass.
How to replace the shaker?
What our clever people did not come up with, read and marvel:
- plastic bottles with a wide neck;
- Glass jars tightly wrapped with tape to avoid splits from the ice;
- made of metal thermos.
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How to wash the shaker?
Finally practical advice, immediately after use, wash the shaker, otherwise it will absorb the smells and subsequent masterpieces will be spoiled. If you forgot and left it dirty, then soak in boiling water for a couple of hours, and the smell will disappear, and the stale and withered components will be quickly washed off.