The workbench
Each guide gives the method first, with timings and quantities, then the reasons it works. Video demonstrations are added only when a real recording exists.
tools · shaking
Jigger sizes and reading the meniscus, Boston versus cobbler shakers, Hawthorne, julep and fine strainers, barspoon, muddler, Y-peeler, citrus press, and the ten tools worth buying first.
7 min read · 3 sources
botanicals · tools
Press, do not pulverize. How to muddle mint and basil without bitterness, how to work lime wedges for a Caipirinha, which tool to buy, and when to skip the muddler and shake the herb instead.
5 min read · 4 sources
shaking · stirring
Both methods chill and dilute a drink. Only one of them changes its texture. Here is how to choose, with timings and temperatures you can measure.
5 min read · 6 sources
eggs · shaking
Dry shake, reverse dry shake, and the foam each one builds, with pasteurized egg white, an aquafaba alternative, and the raw-egg rules from the US food safety agencies.
6 min read · 7 sources
tools · glassware
Plain definitions for the words you will meet in my recipes, tutorials and histories, from ABV to zest, with pointers to the drinks and guides that show each one in use.
14 min read · 14 sources