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Dry Shake

Creating the egg foam without ice

A dry shake is a technique used to bring an egg white to a foam texture. This foam sets up a bit better when it is less cold. Thus we do this without ice. Ice is later added to properly chill and dilute the drink.

This is sometimes referred to as a "double shake" but I think "dry shake" is more descriptive.

How?

  • shake without ice for ~20 seconds
  • add ice and shake for ~5 seconds

References

🌊 Blue Crush

Rum, lemon, blue curaçao, and egg white

🍹 Cocktails

Dry shake for 30 seconds

🀭 Blushing Daiquiri

Rum, pineapple, acid watermelon, and egg white

🍹 Cocktails

Dry shake hard for 10 seconds

🍹 Cocktails

Sip consciously, play with your senses

β˜•οΈ Coffee Cocktail

Tawny port, cognac, and egg β€” no coffee!

🍹 Cocktails,

Flip Family

Dry shake for 10 seconds

πŸ₯’ Cucumber Sour

Gin, cucumber, and egg white

🍹 Cocktails

Dry shake for 10 seconds

πŸ“ Fruit Season

Simple summer cocktail, use any fruit

🍹 Cocktails

🫧 Imperial Fizz

Refreshing, hydrating, bourbon drink

🍹 Cocktails,

Fizz

Add rye, rum, lemon, syrup and egg into a shaker and dry shake.

🫧 Lilac Gin Fizz

Gin, lilac syrup, heavy cream, egg white, and seltzer

🍹 Cocktails,

Fizz

Dry shake hard for 30 seconds (want to build a great foam)

πŸ’‹ Milano-Torino Sour

Campari, dry vermouth, grapefruit, lemon, and egg white

🍹 Cocktails

Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker and dry shake

πŸ—½ New York Flip

Bourbon, tawny port, heavy cream, and egg yolk

🍹 Cocktails,

Flip Family

Dry shake for 10 seconds

🫧 Ramos Fin Fizz

Gin, heavy cream, egg white, and orange flower water

🍹 Cocktails

Dry shake hard for 30 seconds (want to build a great foam)

🫧 Sidecar Fizz

Refreshing, light Cognac fizz

🍹 Cocktails,

Fizz

Add cognac, orange ligueur, lemon juice and egg white to a shaker with and dry shake.

🫧 Silver Fizz

Gin, lemon, egg and seltzer

🍹 Cocktails,

Daiquiri Family

🦊 Silver Fox

Gin, orgeat, lemon, and seltzer

🍹 Cocktails,

Daiquiri Family

Combine remaining ingredients in a shaker without ice and dry shake

πŸ₯ƒ Whiskey Sour by Dan Sabo

Rye, lemon, orange, and egg white

🍹 Cocktails,

Daiquiri Family

Combine all ingredients in a shaker and dry shake

🍸 White Lady

Gin, orange liqueur, lemon juice, and egg white

🍹 Cocktails

Add all ingredients to a shaker and dry shake for 10 seconds

Why We Shake

To chill, dilute, and aerate

Cocktail Techniques

with an egg white β†’ dry shake (no ice) for ~20 seconds β†’ then with ice for ~5 seconds