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 //WATCH THESE RELATED VIDEOS FROM BEN THE BAR GUY: HOW TO MAKE THE FAMOUS OAXACANITE COCKTAIL    • HOW TO MAKE THE OAXACANITE COCKTAIL | REAL...   HOW TO BUILD ROUNDS OF COCKTAILS    • HOW TO BUILD COCKTAIL ROUNDS | MAKING MULT...   HOW TO MAKE BUCK COCKTAILS    • HOW TO MAKE BUCK COCKTAILS | COCKTAIL BART...   -HOW TO MAKE MANHATTANS AND MARTINIS    • HOW TO MAKE MANHATTANS & MARTINIS | CLASSI...   --LEARN HUNDREDS OF COCKTAIL RECIPES FAST | Part 1    • LEARN HUNDREDS OF COCKTAIL RECIPES FAST! |...   -LEARN HUNDREDS OF COCKTAIL RECIPES FAST | PART 2    • LEARN COCKTAIL RECIPES FAST | COCKTAIL BAR...   -HOW TO: THE OLD FASHIONED COCKTAIL    • HOW TO MAKE A BOURBON OLD FASHIONED COCKTA...   -7 GOOD HABITS OF GREAT BARTENDERS    • 7 GOOD HABITS OF GREAT COCKTAIL BARTENDERS...   -HOW TO: DAIQUIRIS    • HOW TO MAKE A DAIQUIRI COCKTAIL | COCKTAIL...   //RESOURCES FOR YOUR BARTENDING JOURNEY Regarding Cocktails by Sasha and Georgette Petraske https://amzn.to/340bETY OR FOR YOUR COPY EMBOSSED AND SIGNED BY GEORGETTE https://www.regardingoysters.com/buy-... Cocktails: How to Mix Them by Robert Vermiere First Published 1922 https://www.amazon.com/Cocktails-How-... ABC of Mixing Cocktails by Harry McElhone First Published 1922 THIS IS A RECIPE ONLY ABRIDGED VERSION. THE ORIGINAL IS HARD TO FIND https://amzn.to/2ZiQqgN Here's How by Judge Jr Fist Published 1927 (it's rare and expensive!) https://www.amazon.com/Heres-how-Judg... The Savoy Cocktail Book By Harry Craddock https://amzn.to/3miYBTX Liquid Intelligence: The Art and Science of Making the Perfect Cocktail https://amzn.to/35nae5f Charles Baker: The Gentleman's Companion No. 2 or Jigger, Beaker, and Glass: Drinking Around the World https://amzn.to/377GzQe 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   //PRODUCTS WE USE THAT YOU MAY WANT COCKTAIL KINGDOM JULEP STRAINER https://amzn.to/3e9Ug4x Cocktail Kingdom 1oz/2oz Jiggers https://amzn.to/3k7YfhZ https://amzn.to/342pZPI BeeHive 2.5oz Graduated Jigger https://amzn.to/3dyQLCb Cocktail Kingdom Paddle Bar Spoon https://amzn.to/3j4VuwE COCKTAIL KINGDOM HAWTHORNE STRAINER https://amzn.to/3dWXciU COCKTAIL KINGDOM 4 PRONG HAWTHORNE STRAINER https://amzn.to/2TgJwFZ 250 mL GRADUATED CYLINDER https://amzn.to/3gSND69 ICE CUBE MOLDS FOR YOUR FREEZER 1" CUBES https://amzn.to/3p8QBan OR 2" CUBES https://amzn.to/2Gx5fXn OR SPHERICAL CUBES https://amzn.to/2TZApcR TINS - MAKE SURE YOU GET 28oz AND 18oz (not 16oz) IF YOU LIKE THE BEN'S SYSTEM OF SHAKING Cocktail Kingdom Weighted Shaking Tins 28oz/18oz (Very Nice, but you pay for it) https://amzn.to/37xk1s0 Barconic Shaking Tins 28oz/18oz (Reasonably Priced https://amzn.to/3jinixT --------------------------------------- MUSIC BY: T-Model Ford : Somebody Knockin ----------------------------------------