I have never made cocktails at home. I saw this stainless steel cocktail shaker on sale in my local supermarket and bought one as a Christmas present for my college-age kid.
It has some aide memoires engraved all around.
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That’s really nice! I have a pint glass with drink recipes printed on it.
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Nifty! My PIC is the cocktail slinger, shaker & stirrer @casa lingua, but ours isn’t that fancy. Just the basic stainless steel model.
Your kid’s got a fun mom 
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Compare the recipes on the shaker to those: in books, on the internet, cocktail recipes.
Mojitos and Margaritas are very popular cocktails.
The shaker recipes are lacking.
If you want to encourage your college aged child to learn how drink, I recommend liquor store gift cards.
Always the question of which type of shakers are preferred - Boston vs cobbler vs French.
I once bought a lovely metal shaker from Williams-Sonoma, then made the mistake of putting it in the dishwasher right away. A couple of parts are still fused together.
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Oh. Why did that happen? I guess the whole shaker needs to be disassembled before putting in dishwasher?
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What is your preference and why?
Boston shaker is the one any serious bartender is using and it is often the fastest way to make cocktails but it needs some training at the beginning as it can much easier leak. Cobbler is the “safe” choice but it has the disadvantage that often after shaking the top and lower part can be hard to separate. Haven’t used the French one but it is currently a trendy one
Overall, if someone is kind of more serious about learning to make cocktails I would go with a Boston, otherwise with a cobbler
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Boston, a tool of the trade. If every bar had their own different equipment, it would take time for new empolyee to learn, adjust.
Each gas station uses different equipment, how would that work?
