{"id":433,"date":"2015-06-04T01:15:43","date_gmt":"2015-06-04T08:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=433"},"modified":"2015-06-04T01:15:43","modified_gmt":"2015-06-04T08:15:43","slug":"june-4-happy-national-cognac-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=433","title":{"rendered":"June 4: Happy National Cognac Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

No, its not really related to a Martini, but who in his right mind doesn’t appreciate a good Cognac??<\/p>\n

Enjoy your National CognavDay with a Martini if you prefer. \u00a0Or take a brief break from Martinis and savor a good Cognac.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

No, its not really related to a Martini, but who in his right mind doesn’t appreciate a good Cognac?? Enjoy your National CognavDay with a Martini if you prefer. \u00a0Or take a brief break from Martinis and savor a good … 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":[26,10],"tags":[25,41],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2392,"url":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=2392","url_meta":{"origin":433,"position":0},"title":"The Perfect Dinner Pairing to a Martini","author":"wlmoon58","date":"June 29, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"So I've been asked many times, \"What it the right dinner to go with a Martini?\". \u00a0 Okay, so I've only been asked that a few times.\u00a0 Well, maybe only once. \u00a0 But it's a good question.\u00a0 After all, scores of erudite articles are written by self proclaimed wine connoisseurs\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General Amusement"","block_context":{"text":"General Amusement","link":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?cat=35"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shakennotstirred.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Martini-with-Twist.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":57,"url":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=57","url_meta":{"origin":433,"position":1},"title":"First Bar Review: Ocean Prime","author":"wlmoon58","date":"January 31, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"I have always hoped to add bar and restaurant reviews to this blog. \u00a0I didn't intend to start so soon but a recent martini prompts me to start sooner than I expected. 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