{"id":900,"date":"2015-09-11T10:49:47","date_gmt":"2015-09-11T17:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=900"},"modified":"2015-09-11T10:49:47","modified_gmt":"2015-09-11T17:49:47","slug":"great-gin-selection-at-the-local-reststop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=900","title":{"rendered":"Great Gin Selection at the local Reststop!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shakennotstirred.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_20150904_165038.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"899\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?attachment_id=899\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shakennotstirred.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_20150904_165038.jpg?fit=3072%2C1728\" data-orig-size=\"3072,1728\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;BlackBerry Z30&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1441385438&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.04993&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_20150904_165038\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Fantastic Gin Selection at Stonehouse near Foulis, Scotland rest stop on A9!! &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shakennotstirred.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_20150904_165038.jpg?fit=300%2C169\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shakennotstirred.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_20150904_165038.jpg?fit=940%2C529\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-899\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shakennotstirred.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_20150904_165038.jpg?resize=510%2C287\" alt=\"Fantastic Gin Selection\" width=\"510\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shakennotstirred.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_20150904_165038.jpg?resize=1024%2C576 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shakennotstirred.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_20150904_165038.jpg?resize=150%2C84 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shakennotstirred.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_20150904_165038.jpg?resize=300%2C169 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shakennotstirred.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_20150904_165038.jpg?resize=190%2C107 190w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shakennotstirred.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_20150904_165038.jpg?resize=60%2C34 60w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shakennotstirred.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_20150904_165038.jpg?resize=400%2C225 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shakennotstirred.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_20150904_165038.jpg?w=1880 1880w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shakennotstirred.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_20150904_165038.jpg?w=2820 2820w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last week while traveling in Scotland, we stopped at a little roadside restaurant, &#8220;Stonehouse&#8221; for lunch outside of Foulis on the A9.\u00a0 Beside the restaurant was their giftshop.\u00a0 There covering two entire top shelves was this selection of Gins.<\/p>\n<p>This is without a doubt the largest selection of Gins I&#8217;ve ever seen in one place.\u00a0 Certainly outside of a &#8216;warehouse&#8217; type store.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week while traveling in Scotland, we stopped at a little roadside restaurant, &#8220;Stonehouse&#8221; for lunch outside of Foulis on the A9.\u00a0 Beside the restaurant was their giftshop.\u00a0 There covering two entire top shelves was this selection of Gins. This &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=900\">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":[35,11,37],"tags":[28,5],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":420,"url":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=420","url_meta":{"origin":900,"position":0},"title":"Ratings Enhancements","author":"wlmoon58","date":"June 2, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"In my never ending effort to bring to you, my dear reader, the most detailed information possible in my Bar Reviews, and having a recent epiphany on how best to convey such information, I have decided to add a letter grade to future reviews. 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