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
💋 Milano-Torino Sour
Campari, dry vermouth, grapefruit, lemon, and egg white
🍹 Cocktails
Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker and dry shake
🗽 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)
🌊 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
☕️ Coffee Cocktail
Tawny port, cognac, and egg — no coffee!
🍹 Cocktails,
Flip Family
Dry shake for 10 seconds
🥒 Cucumber Sour
Gin, cucumber, and egg white
🍹 Cocktails
Dry shake for 10 seconds
🍓 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)
🫧 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
🥃 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 → dry shake (no ice) for ~20 seconds → then with ice for ~5 seconds