Cocktail Shakers
Cocktail Shakers as we know it today was first introduced in the late 19th century, without a somewhat distant predecessor traced as far back as 7000 BC in South America! It is said that an inn keeper used to mix drinks by pouring them back and forth between two cups, and when realizing that the mouth of the smaller cup fit in the other, he held them together and shook, mostly as a means to entertain his guests. There are three main styles of shakers; the two-part Boston Shaker which generally requires additional strainers; the three-part Cobbler Shaker which is ideal for the Japanese Hard Shake; and at last, the Parisian or French Shaker which consists of a tin with a short cup shaped top tin which always calls for a separate strainer.
