Today was a big day for the ladies of LUPEC Boston. No, it’s not because we’re so excited about Women’s History Month starting tomorrow we can’t even stand it! It’s because one of LUPEC Boston’s very own tied the knot today! That’s right, today Miss Contessa became a Mrs. She and her beloved just couldn’t [...]
Archive for February, 2008
Going to the Chapel!
Posted in Apricot Brandy, Contessa, Gin, Orange Bitters, Vermouth, weddings on February 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Nina Simone: The High Priestess of Song
Posted in French Vermouth, Gin, Italian Vermouth, Nina Simone, Orange Juice on February 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
by MiMi Protest singer, jazz vocalist, pianist, temperamental diva and American civil rights heroine, Nina Simone remains one of the most important musicians in American music history. Born Eunice Kathleen Waymon on February 21 in 1933, Simone started playing the piano at the age of four, and made her concert debut when she was just [...]
LUPEC + Imbibe!
Posted in Hanky Panky, Imbibe Magazine on February 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Check out the Jan/Feb issue of IMBIBE! Magazine, where LUPEC gets a shout out in the “Uncorked” column on p.18! Thanks for the shout-out, IMBIBE! Here’s to bringing back classics for a whole new generation of drinkers, Hanky Panky style!
By Jove! Now That’s The Real Hanky-Panky
Posted in Ada Coleman, Cinzano Rosso, Fernet Branca, Gin, Hanky Panky, Vermouth, Women's History on February 18, 2008 | 6 Comments »
by Pinky Gonzales Ada Coleman, American Bar, London Hanky-Panky (n. slang) Various definitions from the Oxford English to the American Heritage Dictionaries include “questionable or underhanded activity”, “sexual dalliance”, “trickery, double-dealings”, shenanigans”, “hocus-pocus”. I like the Hanky-Panky. It’s got a great backstory, mysterious etymology, association with our president (LUPEC Boston’s that is, not the doofball [...]
Love and other stuff!
Posted in Bourbon Belle, Chambord, Champagne, Gin, Grenadine, Guinness, Moscow Mule, Orange Bitters on February 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s the romantic day of the year…according to Hallmark, anyway. Love it or hate it, Valentine’s Day gives us all good reason to kick back a few. Here are some LUPEC approved vaguely pink concoctions to get you through: Bourbon Belle suggests… The French Velvet In a champagne flute add equal parts Guinness Champagne or [...]
Raiders of the Lost Cocktail: The Mimi
Posted in Apricot Brandy, Cocktails, MiMi, Raiders of the Lost Cocktail on February 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Raiders of the Lost Cocktail, anyone? This event, hosted by The Spirit World, was designed to: “…re-examine some of the slightly more obscure products which might be gathering dust on the shelves of bars across America (if not the world), and to see if our intrepid little band of explorers can uncover some forgotten gems [...]
Atten-Hut!
Posted in Absinthe, Cocktails, Creme de Violette, Gin, Mixology Monday, Variations, Vermouth on February 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It’s Mixology Monday again! This month we are, with our host Jimmy’s Cocktail Hour, exploring Variations. Here in Boston the ladies of LUPEC have been very excited with the recent availability of the Rothman and Winter Creme de Violette. It’s always thrilling to have a new product available, but in this case this is a [...]
You’re Not Alone
Posted in Uncategorized on February 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Just a quick one here to fill you in on a fun, music-filled way in which to help Al “Carnival Time” Johnson! On Mardi Gras the New Orleans based brass funk outfit Bonerama released an EP in collaboration with OK Go entitled You’re Not Alone. The EP is available on iTunes and will benefit Al [...]
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