{"id":83,"date":"2015-02-14T01:39:03","date_gmt":"2015-02-14T09:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=83"},"modified":"2015-05-20T10:00:21","modified_gmt":"2015-05-20T17:00:21","slug":"olives-or-twist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=83","title":{"rendered":"Olives or Twist"},"content":{"rendered":"

This may be the second most discussed question about Martinis. As noted, my preference is a twist; when I drink Bombay. To me the lemon flavors compliment the herbs of Bombay while the saltiness of the olives seems to overpower the subtleties of the herbal notes.<\/p>\n

However, if my barkeep of the moment doesn\u2019t have a herbal noted Gin available, such as Nolet\u2019s or Lavender, then I will ask for olives.\u00a0 They are a\u00a0 better contrast to those floral flavors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This may be the second most discussed question about Martinis. As noted, my preference is a twist; when I drink Bombay. To me the lemon flavors compliment the herbs of Bombay while the saltiness of the olives seems to overpower … 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":[17,10,36],"tags":[3,2,9,7],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2192,"url":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=2192","url_meta":{"origin":83,"position":0},"title":"Martini Adornment, or Twist vs. Olive(s).","author":"wlmoon58","date":"October 18, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Charles Dickens walks into a bar and orders a martini. 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