best-gins-to-use-in-a-martini<\/a><\/p>\nI particularly like Gin #1 as a suggestion for a novice Gin drinker or possibly to convert a ‘vodkaphile’?<\/p>\n
I’ve often mentioned that my favorite Gin is Bombay Sapphire and I’m glad to find it in this collection.\u00a0 Some of these sound very interesting; I will keep my eyes open for them and, hopefully, give them a try.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Are you wondering what Gin(s) make the best Martinis?\u00a0 I came across this article while perusing my twitter feed (@Shkn_Nt_Strrd) and found it interesting.\u00a0 I hope you do too. best-gins-to-use-in-a-martini I particularly like Gin #1 as a suggestion for a … 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],"tags":[3,5,38,9],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":885,"url":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=885","url_meta":{"origin":717,"position":0},"title":"Makar Gin","author":"wlmoon58","date":"September 2, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"While walking around Glasgow recently,\u00a0I came across \"The Good Spirits Co.\" \u00a0and decided to stop in. \u00a0While I was intending to explore their Whiskey selection the discussion quickly turned to gins. 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