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Muddling Over Muddlers – Forbes

Here’s a post from Forbes.com about some of the muddlers on the market. Continue

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PUG! Muddlers

Chris Milligan is a fan of the PUG! too.

PUG! Muddlers

Best of the best!  Hand lathed by Chris Gallagher since 2004, Chris got curious about cocktails when he met Gary Regan and saw Gary’s tool bag.  He recognized the “classic’ design of the muddler could be improved, and working with Regan created the PUG! acronym for Pick Up Gallagher’s!  With a choice of a variety of hardwoods cherry, walnut, oak, just to name a few, the size and design of this muddler makes it the top in its field. The cut-away handle fits perfectly in the palm and and becomes and extension of the arms working with the body to allow maximum effiency with minimal effort. Hands down my choice!
So, take that paint cover piece of pine that your boss bought, and toss it to the curb. Drop an extra dime adn get yourself a better muddler.

Nab a PUG! from our online store.

read the whole article here Muddling Over Muddlers – Forbes.

What is a Boston Shaker? (And how do you use it?)

You’ve seen it used in bars, you’ve heard it mentioned in videos, and you’ve read about it in articles and recipes – but what exactly IS a Boston Shaker? Continue

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You’ve seen it used in bars, you’ve heard it mentioned in videos, and you’ve read about it in articles and recipes – but what exactly IS a Boston Shaker?

Description

At its simplest, a Boston Shaker is a two-piece cocktail shaker, usually consisting of a glass and a metal tin.

A useful and common combination is a 16 oz. Mixing Glass or Pint Glass, and a 28 oz. Shaker Tin.

Some bartenders like using a 16 or 18 oz. shaker tin in place of the mixing glass half of the Boston Shaker.

Use

The Boston Shaker can be used for shaking or stirring a cocktail. This is part of the reason it’s so popular with professionals – it’s a multi-tasker.

When using a Boston Shaker you’ll need a strainer to keep the ice and other non-liquid ingredients out of the drink while you pour it into the appropriate serving glass. There are two types of strainers for the Boston Shaker.

  • The Hawthorn Strainer – This is the style with the coil around the edge. You place it in the metal half of the Boston Shaker, coil side down, so it can hold back the ice while you pour your shaken drink into the glass.
  • The Julep Strainer – This is the style that looks like a large spoon with holes in it. It’s used with the glass half of the shaker, or your mixing glass, when pouring a drink that has been stirred. It’s placed dome or curved side up into the glass and is held in place by your index finger while pouring.

There’s another post coming about the differences between shaking and stirring, so stay tuned for more info.

How to separate a Boston Shaker

Below you can see a video I did for how2heroes.com illustrating how to shake a cocktail by making a Margarita.

Although I don’t go into the opening techniques in detail, and I’ve learned a bit since then, it’s worth an overall viewing to watch the process of using a Boston Shaker for shaken cocktails. (I still hate those damn limes – they were like bricks!)

Here’s a few links to some videos that illustrate in a bit more detail.
  • Jaime Boudreau does a super video on Shaking a cocktail. Right around the 2 minute mark he goes into great detail on how to open the Boston Shaker. It’s really educational and totally worth the time to check it out.
  • How to Use a Cocktail Shaker by Duggan McDonnell on chow.com talks about setting the shaker tin at an angle to facilitate an easy release.

 

Reference

Not enough info for you? Here’s a few reference links below: