What we cook with

The short list of tools behind the drinks on Shaker Hour. Nothing here is sponsored; each one is on the list because it gets used.

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Essentials

Two tins seal better than a three-piece shaker and never stick. Used for every shaken drink here.

Cocktails are ratios. A jigger marked in quarter ounces is the difference between a good drink and a sweet one.

Holds back ice and citrus pulp when you pour from the shaker.

Stirred drinks need a long spoon that reaches the bottom of a mixing glass.

Not needed for any recipe here, but each one makes a job easier.

Big cubes melt slowly and keep a drink cold without watering it down.

Fresh juice is not optional. A hand press gets it out of a lime in one squeeze.

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The 10 bottles that make 50 drinks, plus specs for the 20 classics you will actually make.

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