The privilege process: How doctors get privileges at hospitals. Patients, naturally, want good, qualified doctors. But so do hospitals. That means that simply being a licensed physician does not guarantee doctors will be granted hospital privileges, area hospital executives say.
Diluting Effect. Shaking a cocktail in a shiny, silver bullet-shaped vessel creates a mini-exhibition in a bar or at home with friends, making it a popular way to create and serve martinis and Manhattans. If your goal is to make drinks a little less potent, this is the way to go.
Shaken martinis are prepared in a cocktail shaker with ice and then poured into serving glasses. The ice cools the liquid, making shaken martinis colder than stirred ones. The shaking process makes the vermouth dissolve more thoroughly into the rest of the drink, which gives the finished martini a less oily texture.