{"id":1161,"date":"2015-11-30T08:41:46","date_gmt":"2015-11-30T16:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=1161"},"modified":"2015-11-30T08:41:46","modified_gmt":"2015-11-30T16:41:46","slug":"random-martini-quote-of-the-day-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=1161","title":{"rendered":"Random Martini Quote of the Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>\u201cLet us candidly admit that there are shameful blemishes on the American past, of which the worst by far is rum.\u00a0 Nevertheless, we have improved man\u2019s lot and enriched his civilization with rye, bourbon, and the Martini cocktail.\u00a0 In all history has any other nation done so much?\u201d<\/em><br \/>\nBernard De Voto (1897-1955)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more fun Martini quotes check out the appropriately titled \u201cMartini Quotes\u201d page, or click the link: <a href=\"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?page_id=365\">Martini Quotes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you like these posts and want to be notified by email when they come in, please subscribe to the blog\u2026. over on the left column.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#x1f609;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cLet us candidly admit that there are shameful blemishes on the American past, of which the worst by far is rum.\u00a0 Nevertheless, we have improved man\u2019s lot and enriched his civilization with rye, bourbon, and the Martini cocktail.\u00a0 In all &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=1161\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0},"categories":[35,57],"tags":[62,59,33,58],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":710,"url":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=710","url_meta":{"origin":1161,"position":0},"title":"Random Martini Quote for the Day","author":"wlmoon58","date":"July 14, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201cHappiness is a dry martini and a good woman \u2026 or a bad woman.\u201d George Burns For more fun Martini quotes check out the appropriately titled \u201cMartini Quotes\u201d page, or click the link:\u00a0 Martini Quotes.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General Amusement&quot;","block_context":{"text":"General Amusement","link":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?cat=35"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1860,"url":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=1860","url_meta":{"origin":1161,"position":1},"title":"Random Martini Quote of the Day","author":"wlmoon58","date":"February 1, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"I\u2019m not talking a cup of cheap gin splashed over an ice cube. I\u2019m talking satin, fire and ice; Fred Astaire in a glass; surgical cleanliness, insight, comfort; redemption and absolution. I\u2019m talking MARTINI! 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