PDT mixing endpoints are conditional on ice, ingredients, and texture

Annotation

Corroborates proof/form-dependent control and explicitly prevents time or ice quantity from becoming universal.

Challenges Claims

Citations

Meehan — PDT technique endpoints — PDF sheet 39

Context

Professional bar’s bounded operating specification.

Excerpt ID

251

Excerpt Text

PDT specifies approximate ice volume, cube size, and time ranges, then says smaller cubes require adjustment. Citrus, cream, eggs, or muddled ingredients are shaken; spirit-only drinks are gently stirred; large cubes may be combined with cracked ice to reach proper dilution.

Literature Notes

Versioned cocktail specifications and controlled technique — Meehan

Locator End

Locator Start

PDF sheet 39

Locator Type

Page

Originating Working Notes

Page (text)

Source

No access

Source Section

Techniques — Shaking and Stirring

Supports Claims

Cocktail dilution should be adjusted to proof and service form

Tags

Cocktails and ServiceSensory and FlavorAmerican Whiskey Styles

Verification Notes

Checked in local PDF sheet 39 on 2026-08-25.

Verification Status

Verified

Evidence

PDT specifies approximate ice volume, cube size, and time ranges, then says smaller cubes require adjustment. Citrus, cream, eggs, or muddled ingredients are shaken; spirit-only drinks are gently stirred; large cubes may be combined with cracked ice to reach proper dilution.

Location and context

Locator: Local PDF sheet 39

Section: Techniques — Shaking and Stirring

This is a professional bar’s bounded operating specification, not a universal timing rule.

Annotation

The passage corroborates proof- and form-dependent control and explicitly prevents time or ice quantity from being universalized.

Verification checklist