Which cocktail is served without using a shaker?

Which cocktail is served without using a shaker?

• A. Dirty Martini
• B. Martini Straight Up
• C. Martini on the Rocks
• D. Appletini

Answer: (C)

When a cocktail is served on the rocks, it’s built directly in the serving glass over ice, so no shaker is used. The martini on the rocks is simply poured over ice in a rocks glass and typically stirred, not shaken, which means no cocktail shaker comes into play. In contrast, an Appletini is usually shaken with ice to chill and blend the ingredients, and a martini served straight up is prepared in a mixing glass and strained rather than shaken. So the drink that clearly fits the “no shaker” scenario is the martini on the rocks.

When a cocktail is served on the rocks, it’s built directly in the serving glass over ice, so no shaker is used. The martini on the rocks is simply poured over ice in a rocks glass and typically stirred, not shaken, which means no cocktail shaker comes into play. In contrast, an Appletini is usually shaken with ice to chill and blend the ingredients, and a martini served straight up is prepared in a mixing glass and strained rather than shaken. So the drink that clearly fits the “no shaker” scenario is the martini on the rocks.