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When making coffee and espresso concoctions at home I usually prefer them shaken, not stirred. I find that it changes the mouth feel and adds a nice head to cold drinks and even some hot drinks.
Is this a common practice in the coffee world?
Would your average barista have a cocktail shaker as a part of his/her standard kit?
Probably not, although more possible for financial reasons. Shaking a coffee drink would either require a more sturdily constructed disposable cup, which would cost more money and create even more waste or a reusable shaker which would require cleaning in between customers which would cost money and time making the drink. Either method would also incur a significant risk of losing the prepared drink in its entirety, necessitating a restart. For a business, it's much less risky to simply let you customers stir their drinks.
