{"id":42,"date":"2015-01-09T16:27:21","date_gmt":"2015-01-10T00:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=42"},"modified":"2015-05-20T09:59:20","modified_gmt":"2015-05-20T16:59:20","slug":"the-martini-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=42","title":{"rendered":"The Martini, Part Two"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the sake of comparison, consider the Gimlet. It is a classic cocktail by all accounts with a well deserved following. While it is made of gin, it is not a Martini. Nor is the Tom Collins; despite its long and popular history.<\/p>\n

Trendy variations abound: Appletini, Chocotini, Margaritini, Dirty Martini, etc. IMHO all of these are Kool-aid; sweet or flavored drinks with a touch of gin or vodka to appease the masses. These fruity flowery light weight bastardizations of the noble Martini will not be discussed, or tolerated, herein.<\/p>\n

The only variations that will be discussed here will be the Vesper solely because of its history, source, and notoriety. And really, don\u2019t we all have just a bit of 007 in us?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For the sake of comparison, consider the Gimlet. It is a classic cocktail by all accounts with a well deserved following. While it is made of gin, it is not a Martini. Nor is the Tom Collins; despite its long … 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":[11,17,10,36],"tags":[3,4,5,2,6,8],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":39,"url":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=39","url_meta":{"origin":42,"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? Before we can discuss the \u201cPerfect\u201d Martini, we must define a Martini. 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