Retain as evidence of practitioner guidance, not as an uncontested physical claim. Later batch evidence should test this statement against sources that treat melting ice and dilution as integral to balance.
Perrine's equipment guidance for home bartenders describes vigorous shaking as a means of chilling and explicitly minimizes dilution as the objective.
Shake vigorously. Be enthusiastic! The object is to chill the ingredients thoroughly, not to dilute them with melting ice.
PDF sheet 14
PDF sheet 14
Chapter 1 — Getting Started
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Evidence
Shake vigorously. Be enthusiastic! The object is to chill the ingredients thoroughly, not to dilute them with melting ice.
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Source section: Chapter 1 — Getting Started
Context
Perrine's equipment guidance for home bartenders describes vigorous shaking as a means of chilling and explicitly minimizes dilution as the objective.
Annotation
Retain as evidence of practitioner guidance, not as an uncontested physical claim. Later batch evidence should test this statement against sources that treat melting ice and dilution as integral to balance.
Verification
Status: Verified
Visually verified against rendered PDF sheet 14 on 2026-08-24. Reader-interface artifacts do not obscure the passage.