{"id":2377,"date":"2018-06-09T07:40:37","date_gmt":"2018-06-09T14:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=2377"},"modified":"2018-06-09T07:40:37","modified_gmt":"2018-06-09T14:40:37","slug":"world-gin-day-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=2377","title":{"rendered":"World Gin Day 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy World Gin Day 2018! <\/span><\/p>\n

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“I’ve tried Buddhism, Scientology, Numerology, Transcendental Meditation, Qabbala, t’ai chi, feng shui and Deepak Chopra but I find straight gin works best.”<\/em>
\nPhyllis Diller<\/span><\/p>\n

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I hope you all celebrate with a Martini. But if not, then a Gin & Tonic will do. Whichever you choose, enjoy safely.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“There is something about a martini, Ere the dining and dancing begin, And to tell you the truth, It is not the vermouth- I think that perhaps it’s the gin<\/em>.”<\/span>
\nOgden Nash<\/span><\/p>\n

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Happy World Gin Day 2018!     “I’ve tried Buddhism, Scientology, Numerology, Transcendental Meditation, Qabbala, t’ai chi, feng shui and Deepak Chopra but I find straight gin works best.” Phyllis Diller   I hope you all celebrate with a Martini. … Continue reading →<\/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":[11,26],"tags":[5,47],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":39,"url":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=39","url_meta":{"origin":2377,"position":0},"title":"The Martini, Part One","author":"wlmoon58","date":"January 8, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"The concept of a \u201cPerfect\u201d Martini is often discussed and rarely achieved. What is it? How is it made? 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