...here in Portland, OR

if the customer asked to have it shaken to politely tell them to “go fuck themselves”.

See... this is where I am of two minds on the subject. On the one hand if you are in a place that is focused on producing the best food/drink possible, then dictating how it is consuming is not totally unusual. Like a steakhouse refusing to cook well-done steaks or a sushi place dictating how each piece should be…

I’m sure there’s another bar that will happily fuck up your cocktail if you want them to. Go there instead.

you are 100% correct - but one is not better than the other. I like my gin martinis shaken and my Manhattans stirred - the customer should either know the difference or be informed of the difference. The technique is important - the result is individual taste. Ask the bartender - how will this affect the taste of my…

while the alcoholic customer side of me wants my drink the way i want it, the serious artist and professional flavor/fragrance maker side of me would not want someone telling me how to do my job.