Bartenders Flaunt Their Shaker Faces

Thanks to Camper English's Alcademics blog, I recently discovered Shaker Faces, a site that pays homage to the great bartenders of this country by posting videos of them rattling, grimacing, and, sometimes, winking when serving up shaken cocktails. "Whether they're hard shakers or more musically inclined, our favorite bartenders all make faces when they shake," says the site. "So, we set out across this fine nation to capture a few of our favorite Shaker Faces."

If the bartenders currently featured on the site were pop songs, the Fifth Floor's Jacques Bezuidenhout would be "Born to be Wild" and Jackie Patterson from Heaven's Dog would be "Smooth Operator." The most impressive, though, is Elixir owner H. Joseph Ehrmann (pictured) for his double "Pump It Up." Scroll through to the site's second page to see his sha-sha-sha-sha-ker face sha-sha-sha-ker face. (Sorry, I had to.)

Don't miss Bon Appetit's tip on how to shake a cocktail, and try it out with our recipe for a grapefruit gimlet.

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