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Swirled, not stirred

Why shake or stir vodka martinis at all? Both methods mean there is far more collision between liquid and ice, which makes the martini very dilute. I just hold the cocktail shaker gently and loosely spin it in a circular motion to swirl drink and ice together. Assuming there is a flaw in my method, what is it?

Liam Case, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, UK

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