What (if any) difference is gained from shaking an alcoholic drink vs stirring it?

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You know the classic James Bond line “Martini, shaken, not stirred” is there an actual difference in the taste of the drink from shaking it vs stirring it?

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James Bond asked for his drinks to be shaken instead of stirred because by shaking the drink, you break the ice, thereby watering down the drink so that he could appear to drink more in terms of total volume compared to having a stiff drink on the rocks, this way he could fake being drunk more believably

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