I never thought I would be writing about this, but I just watched a number of You Tube videos on how to properly stir a cocktail. Seems to be arguably more technique to it than one might think and the usual strongly held differing opinions, including regarding such things as which end of the bar spoon should go into the stirring glass.
One thing I did not see was a technique a bartender showed me of sort of pulling and pushing the bar spoon up and down through the ice and liquid, which works better in a shaker tin than in a typical mixing glass.
I probably stir more than a professional bartender would, because time is not money to me and I want the drink as cold as possible. I suppose I am also using better quality, usually clear ice, so I am not much concerned about dilution either.
It does seem to me that there is some technique in letting the spoon twist in one's fingers as end travels around the inside of the outside of the glass, if you know what I mean.
I am not getting into any stir versus shaking issues.
One thing I did not see was a technique a bartender showed me of sort of pulling and pushing the bar spoon up and down through the ice and liquid, which works better in a shaker tin than in a typical mixing glass.
I probably stir more than a professional bartender would, because time is not money to me and I want the drink as cold as possible. I suppose I am also using better quality, usually clear ice, so I am not much concerned about dilution either.
It does seem to me that there is some technique in letting the spoon twist in one's fingers as end travels around the inside of the outside of the glass, if you know what I mean.
I am not getting into any stir versus shaking issues.