How to Use a Boston Shaker
- Build the drink in the small tin or glass, cheapest ingredients first.
- Fill with ice, put the big tin on top at a slight angle and tap it to seal.
- Shake hard with both hands for 10 to 15 seconds, big tin toward you.
- Hold the shaker with the big tin at the bottom and strike the rim where the two tins meet with the heel of your hand to break the seal.
Tip
A tin-on-tin set chills faster than tin-on-glass and won't shatter.
What to Look For
Weighted tins of 28 oz and 18 oz are the standard pairing.
Tools That Help
40 Cocktails That Use a Boston Shaker
- DaiquiriCoupe, 16% ABV
- MargaritaMargarita Glass, 19% ABV
- Tommy's MargaritaRocks Glass, 15% ABV
- Spicy MargaritaRocks Glass, 15% ABV
- Whiskey SourRocks Glass, 13% ABV
- Espresso MartiniCoupe, 15% ABV
- CosmopolitanMartini Glass, 15% ABV
- Mai TaiRocks Glass, 18% ABV
- French 75Champagne Flute, 12% ABV
- AviationCoupe, 18% ABV
- Last WordCoupe, 20% ABV
- Bee's KneesCoupe, 15% ABV
- Clover ClubCoupe, 12% ABV
- Tom CollinsCollins Glass, 9% ABV
- GimletCoupe, 16% ABV
- SouthsideCoupe, 16% ABV
- Corpse Reviver No. 2Coupe, 16% ABV
- White LadyCoupe, 20% ABV
- VesperMartini Glass, 23% ABV
- Ramos Gin FizzCollins Glass, 7% ABV
- Singapore SlingHurricane Glass, 8% ABV
- PenicillinRocks Glass, 16% ABV
- Paper PlaneCoupe, 15% ABV
- Gold RushRocks Glass, 17% ABV
- New York SourRocks Glass, 16% ABV
- Hemingway DaiquiriCoupe, 17% ABV
- PainkillerHighball Glass, 7% ABV
- ZombieTiki Mug, 17% ABV
- Jungle BirdRocks Glass, 11% ABV
- Planter's PunchHighball Glass, 9% ABV
- HurricaneHurricane Glass, 13% ABV
- Naked and FamousCoupe, 15% ABV
- Bloody MaryHighball Glass, 10% ABV
- Lemon DropMartini Glass, 15% ABV
- Pornstar MartiniCoupe, 12% ABV
- SidecarCoupe, 20% ABV
- Brandy AlexanderCoupe, 14% ABV
- Pisco SourCoupe, 12% ABV
- GrasshopperCoupe, 11% ABV
- Amaretto SourRocks Glass, 11% ABV