Apparently, I've been doing it wrong this whole time.
Bartender Evan Zimmerman, from Laurelhurst Market in Portland, OR, gives us mixology newbies the 411 on proper cocktail stirring and how to choose a bar spoon in this video below by Imbibe Magazine.
Who knew there were so many darn types of stirring spoons and a certain number of revolutions that drinks must be stirred?! There is a method to this mixology madness.
Video after the break:
This article appears in Feb 10-16, 2011.