Martinis last month we delicately stirred on ice to control how much water diluted the drink. Our goal with sours on the other hand is not just to chill and lightly dilute it with water, but to aerate it so we get that nice frothy cold foam on top. Ideally you’ll want some type of tin shaker, because the metal will chill from the ice and in turn help chill your drink with less water melting in it.
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11. The Daiquiri: The Seasoning
Citrus garnishes are pretty self-explanatory. Mmmm fruit. You can smell it, you can squeeze it in your drink for more juicey fun, you can just eat it and have mini plastic sword fights with your co-drinkers. What’s not to like.
7. The Martini: The Seasoning – Garnishes
Garnishes can be as dainty as a dehydrated pineapple slice, or a full on cheeseburger meal (I’m looking at you, bloody maries). Sure we “eat with our eyes first” and it’s fun to play with food on a plastic sword, but the garnish’s main purpose is to provide additional complementary aromas and mild seasoning, just as the bitters did to the Old Fashioned.
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