SHAKING COCKTAILS | HOW LONG should you SHAKE COCKTAILS? | 4 Reasons | DO NOT Time Your Shakes

This Ben The Bar Guy video is about shaking cocktails and how long you should shake cocktails. Has someone told you to shake your cocktails for a certain amount of time, like 15 seconds or 30 seconds? Has someone told you to shake your cocktails for a set and determined number of shakes? In this video Ben gives you 4 very good reasons to ignore that advice and ignore times and numbers of shakes when you think about adding water to your cocktail and making it cold and delicious. Then Ben gives you some recommendations on what you should do when shaking cocktails. Let Ben help you on your journey to a better and balanced cocktail.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 INTRO
01:16 REASON #1 NOT TO TIME YOUR SHAKES
04:01 REASON #2 NOT TO TIME YOUR SHAKES
09:10 REASON #3 NOT TO TIME YOUR SHAKES
10:14 REASON #4 NOT TO TIME YOUR SHAKES

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//RESOURCES FOR YOUR BARTENDING JOURNEY
Regarding Cocktails by Sasha and Georgette Petraske
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OR FOR YOUR COPY EMBOSSED AND SIGNED BY GEORGETTE
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Cocktails: How to Mix Them by Robert Vermiere First Published 1922
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ABC of Mixing Cocktails by Harry McElhone First Published 1922
THIS IS A RECIPE ONLY ABRIDGED VERSION. THE ORIGINAL IS HARD TO FIND
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Here's How by Judge Jr Fist Published 1927 (it's rare and expensive!)
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The Savoy Cocktail Book By Harry Craddock
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Liquid Intelligence: The Art and Science of Making the Perfect Cocktail
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Charles Baker: The Gentleman's Companion No. 2 or Jigger, Beaker, and Glass: Drinking Around the World
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Meet my Mentor Sasha Petraske while he discusses creating Milk and Honey Bar and makes a Bees Knees cocktail, while measuring free hand by eye!! At Dutch Kills Bar in NYC
   • Sasha Petraske  

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ICE CUBE MOLDS FOR YOUR FREEZER
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TINS - MAKE SURE YOU GET 28oz AND 18oz (not 16oz) IF YOU LIKE THE BEN'S SYSTEM OF SHAKING
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Barconic Shaking Tins 28oz/18oz (Reasonably Priced
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