ive heard that it has sthg to do w/alchohlic beverages, but ive heard it in other contexts too... what does it mean?
2007-02-18 11:50:27 · 19 answers · asked by 4theband 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It's a quote from a James Bond movie. That is how he liked his martini.
2007-02-18 11:54:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the James Bond movies, Bond always ordered his drinks "shaken, not stirred," meaning that the ingredients were to be put into a shaker and shaken instead of into a glass and stirred. I think the ingredients were supposed to blend better that way.
2007-02-18 11:54:36 · answer #2 · answered by Lillian L 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As a formet bartender, I can tell you that 'shaken, not stirred' means EXACTLY what it says. The patron does not want you to 'stir' the ingredients with a metal spoon, which is [or at least was] the common tool to 'stir' drinks with. Instead, they want you to pour the ingredients into a 'shaker', cap the shaker and give the shaker several sharp 'shakes'. That is as plain as I can say it.
About the only drink that you might want 'stirred, not shaken' would be a Gin martini; as the shaking 'bruises' the Gin and changes the taste, or so I have been told by Gin drinkers.. Never drank that myself so can't say for sure on that!!
The 'stir, not shake' is supposedly because that is how Ian Fleming, the first & most famous, James Bond" had his Martini. I believe that he coined THAT phrase in his movies.
2007-02-18 12:15:13 · answer #3 · answered by A A 1 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Stirred Meaning
2016-12-18 03:57:45 · answer #4 · answered by pilkington 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This phrase became famous in an old James Bond movie in which the hero asked for his Martini to be shaken, not stirred. Once the gin and vermouth are mixed, they must be cooled, and they are placed in a large glass with shaved ice. He wanted his to be cooled by putting a lid on the glass and shaking, then pouring past a strainer into the Martini glass. The alternative would have been to stir the mix with a long cocktail spoon, but he didn't want to "bruise the gin."
2007-02-18 12:34:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Stirred Definition
2016-11-07 00:00:49 · answer #6 · answered by curcio 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that the person would like it shaken up (mixed by shaking--like a milkshake) rather than just putting the ingredients in a glass and stirring it.
2007-02-18 11:54:29 · answer #7 · answered by Holiday Magic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
James Bond aka 007 made the saying famous...he always wanted his drink "shaken, not stirred" when ordering at a bar.
They have a shaker they use on mixed drinks but some people don't want it "frothy" so some order it just "stirred"
2007-02-18 11:55:03 · answer #8 · answered by dreamgirl 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Shaken, not stirred referrs to alcoholic drinks with ice, instead of having the drink stirred in the ice, there are cocktail shakers that can shake the drink, making it colder all over, which most people prefer. And it mixes better than stirring.
2007-02-18 11:52:54 · answer #9 · answered by Miss Interpreted 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That is how James Bond liked his martinis (or more accurately, vodkatinis) served. A martini can be made in a cocktail shaker, by adding vodka and vermouth over ice, putting the lid on and shaking, then straining the liquid into a martini glass. Or you can add the ingredients to the shaker again, this time however,you stir the contents with a cocktail stirrer and then strain into the glass.
GO TO:
http://www.cocktailshakers.com/Shakers/GreenShaker.jpg
2007-02-18 11:59:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shaken means just that - they'll shake all the ingredients together in a cup.
Stirred means they'll use a spoon to stir the ingredients together.
2007-02-18 11:52:51 · answer #11 · answered by Misty Eyes 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋