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.
Stirring is a more gentle technique for mixing cocktails and is used to delicately combine the drinks with a perfect amount of dilution from the ice. Many gin and whiskey cocktails are stirred because shaking is said to bruise the spirit (though that is also up for debate).
The Difference Between Shaken & Stirred Martinis. Martinis are alcoholic beverages composed of vodka or gin, vermouth and other additives. They are typically served in triangular glasses. The two widely accepted means of making a martini are to shake or stir the ingredients together.