{"id":232838,"date":"2025-05-09T14:02:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T14:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/alcohol\/this-cynar-and-99-bananas-highball-cocktail-knows-how-to-party\/"},"modified":"2025-05-09T14:02:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T14:02:19","slug":"this-cynar-and-99-bananas-highball-cocktail-knows-how-to-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=232838","title":{"rendered":"This Cynar and 99 Bananas Highball Cocktail Knows How to Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That old saying \u201cyouth is wasted on the young\u201d fails to account for the ready supply of youthful exuberance one can always find in a bottle of 99 Bananas. Some drinks have the power to transport you to a fragrant Alpine meadow at springtime, or a thatch-roofed cabana beside a beach, or a buzzy Italian piazza at golden hour. 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