John Lewis Stainless Steel Cocktail Shaker, Matt Black

Give your barware an update with this cocktail shaker in an on-trend matt finish. The stainless steel body keeps drinks chilled for longer and the lid doubles as a strainer. Pair the cocktail shaker with the matching ice bucket.

Shaking the ingredients together adds consistency and improves the blend for a better taste, whether you're fixing a daiquiri, mojito, margarita or martini, or even making a non-alcoholic mocktail.

When shaken rather than stirred, cocktails are lighter, more effervescent and you're less inclined to dilute with too much ice. Using a cocktail shaker is essential for dessert cocktails or creamy cocktails such as a chocolate martini and grasshopper, and the shaking and gentle pouring creates a little mixology magic.