Viski Professional Mixology 4-Piece Bar Set

I think you’ve been drinking.

I think you'll find a quick google search will answer all your questions, Ray. Both for whether a Dry Martini should be ideally shaken or stirred, and also when to use a hawthorne strainer vs a julep strainer. I think I'm done here. Peace to you.

I suspect when you use the term "cocktail aficionados" you're referring to people under the age of thirty, which means they've achieved that dubious status in just eight short legal drinking years. Further, how you can speak for most of them is beyond me, but bear in mind you're all at an impressionable stage in life. Nothing particularly wrong with that, but do leave room to change your mind down the line.