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Archive for March, 2008

LADIES NIGHT at Toro: Now THAT was a night!

Posted in Ladies Night at Toro, St-Germain, the Friends' Boutique on March 31, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Thanks to all of you who joined us last night for LADIES NIGHT at Toro, our St-Germain sponsored toast to Women’s History Month! The evening was, quite literally, a smashing success. From 9:30 on, Toro was packed with people there to raise a glass in honor of Women’s History Month. Our guests rocked the raffle [...]

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LUPEC Boston is throwing a party-fundraiser this Sunday so come on down!

Posted in Cocktail History, Events, St-Germain, Women's History on March 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »

by Pinky Gonzales March 30th, beginning at 9:00pm @: Toro 1704 Washington St South End, Boston, MA 02118 (617) 536-4300‎ toro-restaurant.com Come down for a fashionably late-hour toast to Women’s History Month (March), some great sips from local sponsors, and to get your copy of our brand-spanking new Little Black Book of Cocktails, featuring the [...]

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A different kind of Easter egg…

Posted in Brewster Sour, Eggs, Fort Washington Flipi, Green Street, Hanky Panky, Pink Lady on March 22, 2008 | 3 Comments »

…can be enjoyed at Green Street this Easter Sunday, where LUPEC President Hanky Panky has put together a special Egg Drink List in honor of the holiday. This important ingredient of many, many classics like fizzes and flips has fallen out of misuse in the age of the Cosmo. Cocktail enthusiasts across the country are [...]

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Hello, sucker!

Posted in Broads, Chartreuse, Grenadine, lemon juice, Mae West, Orange Bitters, Scoff Law, Texas Guinan, Vaudeville, Vermouth, Whiskey, Women's History on March 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »

by Pinky Gonzales …This was the standard greeting you’d likely receive from the jovial, peroxide blonde manning the house at one of several Manhattan speakeasies during Prohibition. Of course, this would foreshadow the spending of all your dough, on illegal hooch and tips for the showgirls. You’d happily fork over $25 (back then no chump [...]

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Charlotte Smith and the "Lady Edisons"

Posted in Boston broads, brandy, Broads, Campari, Charlotte Smith, Edisonian Cocktail, lemon juice, Margaret Knight, Mary S. on March 10, 2008 | 3 Comments »

by Barbara West “Mary S.” of St. Louis, Missouri (c. 1851-1880) was an inventor who led a life of genius and poverty. Lacking finances and confidence, she sold the rights to her mechanical inventions to various male agents, for as little as $5 each. These men received 53 patents, and a great deal of wealth. [...]

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March is Women’s History Month!

Posted in Applejack, Rum, Toro, Women's History on March 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

March is Women’s History Month and the ladies of LUPEC Boston could not be more thrilled! Thru March 31st we’ll be offering you as many reasons to raise a glass to unsung women in history as this group of ambitious, classic cocktail-obsessed broads can cobble together…while maintaining our full-time jobs and going about the general [...]

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