{"id":44,"date":"2015-01-12T19:32:48","date_gmt":"2015-01-13T03:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=44"},"modified":"2015-05-20T09:59:31","modified_gmt":"2015-05-20T16:59:31","slug":"the-perfect-martini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=44","title":{"rendered":"The Perfect Martini"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So what is the Perfect Martini? It\u2019s often said that \u201cBeauty is in the eye of the beholder\u201d and so it is with Martinis. My perfect Martini may not be the same as yours. Gin or Vodka, Shaken or Stirred, Olive or Twist? These are all personal preference and each may be part of your perfect Martini.<\/p>\n<p>The perfect Martini is the one that not only quenches your thirst but causes one to stop, just momentarily after the first taste, the first savor, and not just experience the taste on the tongue, but feel it in the heart and soul. The first taste of the perfect Martini should feel like your first kiss.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m still searching for mine. It may be a long hard search over miles and years, but I\u2019m up to it. I\u2019ve dedicated my life to it, well this blog anyway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So what is the Perfect Martini? It\u2019s often said that \u201cBeauty is in the eye of the beholder\u201d and so it is with Martinis. My perfect Martini may not be the same as yours. Gin or Vodka, Shaken or Stirred, &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=44\">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":[11,17,10,36],"tags":[3,5,2,9],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1058,"url":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=1058","url_meta":{"origin":44,"position":0},"title":"The Perfect Martini Process, V1.0","author":"wlmoon58","date":"November 8, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Since this blog has existed I've advocated and supported the concept that your Perfect Martini is just that, yours.\u00a0 My Perfect Martini is mine.\u00a0 And the two may not be identical.\u00a0\u00a0 What is important is that we find that which works for each of us. 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Really?) in which I generally described my amusement, if not disdain, of various cocktails described as \"Martinis\"... or more typically, 'somthing'tini a person very close to me asked \"OK, what makes a Martini a Martini\". To answer that I'll ask,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;How To&quot;","block_context":{"text":"How To","link":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?cat=17"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":39,"url":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=39","url_meta":{"origin":44,"position":3},"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. Merriam-Webster: An alcoholic drink made with gin and vermouth; also: a similar drink made with vodka instead of gin.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Gin&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Gin","link":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?cat=11"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1877,"url":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=1877","url_meta":{"origin":44,"position":4},"title":"The Perfect Martini Process, V2.0","author":"wlmoon58","date":"March 2, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"I wrote The Perfect Martini Process, V1.0 back in November of 2015, though it didn't have the \"V1.0\" notation back then.\u00a0 Since then, I've been thinking that it really needed an update to make it more readable, logically organized, and visually appealing. 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