But a dash is one of those indescribable quantities that leave most people wondering what it actually means. Some say a quick, hard shake over the mixing glass puts out a dash, while others like to tip the bottle slowly and let gravity coax the liquid, drop by drop, out of the bottle. More @Wikipedia
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