Boston Shaker
Also known as: two-piece shaker
In short
The Boston shaker is the professional bar's shaker: two parts, glass and tin, quick to open and nearly impossible to break. We explain the setup, the tap opening and the difference to the cobbler.
In depth
What is the Boston shaker?
The Boston shaker consists of two parts: a cup made of glass or metal and the tin, the metal cup. The drink goes into the cup, the tin is set on at an angle and closed with a small tap. Until the outside frosts over, the rule from our shaking entry applies.
Two-piece versus three-piece
The cobbler shaker is the three-piece: tin, built-in strainer and cap, the sieve is integrated. For that the Boston shaker needs the Hawthorne from our strainer entry: "The Hawthorne belongs to the shaker, the julep strainer to the mixing glass, the fine strainer makes the finish."
Opening like the pros
After shaking, the Boston shaker gets opened with a short tap on the edge, the cup comes loose and the drink runs over the strainer into the glass. "Shaking makes texture, straining makes the finish, the blender makes the frost, flaming makes the spark."
Remember this one
"The Boston shaker is the pros' two piece, the cobbler the three piece for home."
At our lounge
When it rattles at our bar, a Boston shaker is usually at work.