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The 17 Things You Must Know To Become A Cocktail Master

Elena HolodnyNov 4, 2014, 22:18 IST

James Bond famously ordered his Martini "shaken, not stirred."

We're glad his specialty is secret service work.

Fact is Martinis are supposed to be stirred - it's one of the cardinal rules of cocktail-making.

And if Bond didn't know that, then we're guessing you might not have known that either.

So we're here to share a few cocktail-making tips.

With the help of writer and cocktail expert Robert Haynes-Peterson, we've put together a list of 19 rules of cocktail-making to help you master the craft.