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Using a Boston shaker is simple, but it does take a bit of practice to do so effectively. A Boston shaker is comprised of a large and small tin. To make a shaken cocktail, all of the ingredients are first placed in the large tin. Ice is then added and the smaller tin is placed on top. The smaller tin should sit at about half an inch to an inch from the top of the large tin and should be at an angle, with one side aligned with the side of the large tin.
Before beginning to shake, give the small tin a strong smack in order to seal the two tins together. Then shake vigorously for about 10-15 seconds. You want to be able to feel the ice and cocktail ingredients going from one side of the tins to the other. Shaking with ice also strengthens the seal by lowering the temperature inside the sealed shaker and creating a vacuum that holds the tins together tightly.
After about 15 seconds of shaking, the shaker should be almost too cold to touch. Your drink is now done, however, the seal created while shaking might make the tins difficult to pull apart. To break the seal, look at where the two tins are attached. On one side of the small tin, there is more space between the tin walls. Smack the shaker where that gap is, and it should force the seal to break.
Once the tins are separated, affix a Hawthorne strainer to the top of the tin to hold back the ice and any muddled ingredients, then pour your mixed cocktail into your preferred serving glass.
