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Cocktail Strainers

Cocktail Strainers

Hawthorne Strainers

Julep Strainers

Cocktail Sieves
£2.99
If you're the kind of person that doesn't want bits in your drink, then you can start fine tuning with the Conical Cocktail Sieve.
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The bar@drinkstuff Hawthorne Cocktail Strainer ensures no large pieces of fruit or ice slip into your glass. The perfect fit for a Boston Shaker Glass, this strainer features 4 prongs for stability, ensuring picture perfect cocktails every time.
£2.35
Fitting perfectly in a boston tin, this Hawthorne 4 Ear Cocktail Strainer is perfect for pouring cocktails and mocktails. With a metal spring for catching ice.
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With a high quality stainless steel construction, the Professional 2 Prong Cocktail Strainer is a cocktail tool for the professionals. The high quality polished finish and classic design makes this the perfect choice for creating the perfect cocktail. A s
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For use with a Boston style shaker, this Julep strainer acts as the perfect catcher of ice, and ingredients used to make your cocktail.
£13.64
For perfectly smooth cocktails, the ProStrainer Double Strainer features an extra fine strain for a pure blend. With a professional strainer like this, you can tweak your cocktails to your personal liking. This bar tool is an essential item and perfect fo
£4.15
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Be inspired by Utopia''s new; improved Barware collection. Our now expansive offering can furnish any bar; from the smallest lounge bar to a hectic; fast paced venue. In addition to the classic essentials; 2016 sees the addition of exciting and innovative
£2.93
Keep out all the unwanted bits in your cocktail with the Fine Mesh Strainer from Beaumont, perfect for pouring contents of your cocktail and ideal for any bars, pubs and restaurants

Cocktail strainers are a key piece of equipment that no bar should be without. They are used to filter out solid ingredients like fruit seeds or ice from your drink and are usually used after a drink has been shaken or stirred to pour the liquid into the glass for serving.

Types of Cocktail Strainers

There are three types of cocktail strainers – Hawthorne strainers, julep strainers and fine mesh sieves. Each of these has their own set of advantages and can be used for different types of drinks. Hawthorne strainers are the most popular type of cocktail strainer, particularly in professional settings. They’re versatile, fit in most mixing glasses and they’re inexpensive.

Julep strainers are bowl-shaped and have small holes in them to allow liquid to strain through – they’re held over the glass and are durable and easy to clean. Finally, fine mesh sieves are perfect for finer ingredients like small shards of ice or tea leaves, and they can be held directly under another type of strainer for added filtration.

When To Use A Cocktail Strainer

If you’re shaking or stirring cocktails to chill them with ice before serving, you will require a strainer to filter the ice out of the drink so that the final beverage doesn’t end up watered down. Drinks which contain egg whites, like a pisco sour, also need a strainer to disperse the froth and filter out the ice chips. Likewise, drinks that have been shaken up with fruit pieces will require straining to get rid of any seeds.