Bartenders Weigh the Technical Merits of Stirring vs. Shaking Dirty Martinis

Dirty martinis are inescapable on menus these days, and bartenders are modifying the classic cocktail with all sorts of house brines and pickles and even umami-fairy-dust MSG. But a recent Facebook post from Louisville bartender Eron Plevan sparked a far more fundamental debate. “Do you shake or stir your dirty martinis? (If a guest doesn’t specify their preference),” he wrote. Plevan collected 130 responses, and writer Tyler Zielinski...