Attributed anecdote about the origin of an explanation, not a controlled test of shaker physics and not a general claim that Japanese bartending technique is false. Preserve uncertainty and narrative context.
Hidetsugu Ueno: White Lady
Urushido recounts Ueno explaining that the large-shaker microbubble story had been a white lie: the other shakers were occupied on the occasion that inspired it.
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Hidetsugu Ueno: White Lady
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Evidence
Urushido recounts Ueno explaining that the large-shaker microbubble story had been a white lie: the other shakers were occupied on the occasion that inspired it.
Location and context
No access — supplied PDF 459–462. Exact section/subranges: Hidetsugu Ueno: White Lady. Reflowed PDF; no invented print offset.
Annotation
Attributed anecdote about the origin of an explanation, not a controlled test of shaker physics and not a general claim that Japanese bartending technique is false. Preserve uncertainty and narrative context.
Analysis: The Japanese Art of the Cocktail — full-source analysis and recipe-role map. Citation:
Japanese Art — JA10: Technique explanations can become lore.
Verification checklist
Native PDF attachment and preview verified; unchanged local copy retained.