Shaken but not stirred....

[R1Geezer]

goes the famous drink order from Mr Bond. Now does "stirred" mean somthing different from the normal understanding of the phrase? I mean once a drink is shaken what difference will "stiring" or not make? can someone explain please. thanks. As you've probably gathered I'm not really a vodka martini man myself!

[squarebear]

Some would believe that shaking it makes it taste better than stirring it. Seems like snobbery to me though.

[rojash]

"Affectation" is the word you're looking for...

[Davethedog]

apparently you can "bruise" Gin and it alters the taste.

Ni I don't have the faintest I just read it in the books

[Mr Chipps]

No no no. The drink is shaken over crushed ice and then strained, leaving the ice in the shaker....Or the ice is put into the drink and stirred.

Affectatious? Moi?

[Fitzer]

The drink isn't ordered as 'shaken but not stirred' it is 'shaken not stirred' As previous posters have said there are perceived to be differences in a drink if it is shaken in a cocktail shaker and then poured into a glass as opposed to be mixed with a swizzle stick in a large mixing glass and then poured out. I've tried the drink both ways and if anything the shaken version comes out a little weaker as more of the ice seems to melt in the shaker. Each to their own!
PS. the shaken but not stirred expression is more a description of Bond's sang froid in being battered by the badies but not letting it dent his confidence.

[Cakeboy]

There is a difference in taste between a Martini that is shaken and one that is stirred.

Shaking a Martini will crush the ice that has been put into the cocktail shaker with it and as a result the drink will appear cloudy. The ice will melt more rapidly and affects the taste. Stirring the Martini doesn't break the ice up and the drink will appear clear. if you line the two up and taste them, it will be different

Once the drink has been shaken, stirring will not make a difference

[Whickerman]

A shaken harvey wallbanger is a frothy sweet tongue treat.

A stirred one is sickly.

Don't know why, just is. I've never tried vodka martini though.

[R1Geezer]

Well thanks guys, I had no idea there were such fine points to it!