If you want to make cocktails at home you need the right equipment. To be clear, you do not need a ton of stuff to get started. But you will not get very far unless you at least have something to shake cocktails with. And it is natural to wonder when starting out with home bartending, “what is the best cocktail shaker?”
This post is intended to help answer that question. I proceed in three parts (and if you just want my list of recommend shakers, feel free to fast forward). First, I explain how cocktail shakers fit within the home bartender’s toolset, to make sure a cocktail shaker is really what you need. Second, I explain what I think it is useful to look – i.e., what qualities make the best cocktail shakers. And third, I offer a suggestion based on what has worked for me.
