Shake it Up - Cool Cocktail Shakers On Any Budget

The cocktail shaker is the keystone of any home bar – a wonderful marriage of both form and function. Popularized in the 1920s, considered contraband in the 1930s, and melted for bullets in 1940s, the cocktail shaker has a unique American heritage. A must for any party, if you find yourself hosting without one, you might cause a stir.

Here are three classic cocktail shaker designs, on any budget:

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Dual-Fuel Cocktail Shaker - $99.00
A Norman Bel Geddes inspired, aeronautical themed cocktail shaker with slide off flasks. An actual Bel Geddes serving set auctions for thousands, so at $99, this Restoration Hardware model has flown off the shelves.

Monogrammed Nickel Cocktail Shaker - $49.95
This style of cocktail shaker has been in vogue since the twenties – an era of relaxed inhibitions, cruelly stifled by prohibition. Williams-Sonoma produces this nickel-plated brass model, complimented by a monogram.

M16 Bullet Mini Cocktail Shaker - $15.00
At only six inches tall, this mighty military-inspired model proves that size isn’t everything. Pouring a respectable eight ounces, the M16 is a sleek and economical option.

“Happiness is a dry martini and a good woman ... or a bad woman.” -George Burns

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