Learn How to Mix the Perfect Cocktail According to Science

Making a cocktail is no longer an art, it’s a science.

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Wired has teamed up with Jennifer Colliau, beverage director at The Interval at The Long Now in San Francisco, to take a look at how using ice to control a drink’s temperature can result in the perfect cocktail. Stirring her drinks  with a thermometer, to monitor the temperature at all times, Colliau attains the perfect amount of dilution from her melting ice. Check out the video above and brush up on your bartending and mixologist skills, and find out more about Wired‘s Booze Science series here.

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