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Archive for May, 2008

The Green Hour

Posted in Absinthe, Benedictine, Chrysanthemum Cocktail, Cointreau, Corpse Reviver (No. 2), Fascinator Cocktail, French Vermouth, Gin, Kubler, lemon juice, Lillet, Lucid on May 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »

After 95 years of being a big no no, absinthe is once again legal in the United States. Here in Boston we are fortunate to have wonderful liquor retailers such as Brix and Downtown Wine and Spirits so finding the two available absinthes, Lucid and Kubler, is a simple enough task. But what do you [...]

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Dispatches from the May meeting

Posted in Amer Picon, angostura bitters, Cantina Bostonia, Harpoon Cider, Irish Coffee, lemon juice, Monday-Night Mug, Normandy, Orange Bitters, Pink Gin, St-Germain, Whiskey on May 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »

by Pink Gin The theme of the May LUPEC Boston meeting was Travel. We live in an amazing time when women have status and choices and when travel is cheap and easy. The ladies of LUPEC Boston celebrated the convergence of these ‘movements’ with food, drink, conversation, and authentic costumes from around the world. Featured [...]

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Gin & Vermouth — Two Tickets to Paradise

Posted in French Vermouth, Gin, gincident, Italian Vermouth, Weekly Dig on May 21, 2008 | 3 Comments »

by Pink Lady The LUPEC Boston column in this week’s issue of the Weekly Dig stars two spirits that have become less and less vogue in the age of the extra extra dry, extra extra dirty vodka martini: gin and vermouth. I will save discussion of the “original” martini recipe (and modern bastardizations thereof) for [...]

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The Pink Lady Cocktail

Posted in Applejack, column, Eggs, Gin, Grenadine, lemon juice, Pink Lady, Weekly Dig on May 14, 2008 | 3 Comments »

by Pink Lady Hopefully you all caught the debut of the LUPEC Boston column in this week’s issue of The Weekly Dig. As promised, here’s a little more info on our favorite recipe for the Pink Lady, and a few notes on why I thought it an appropriate choice as the very first cocktail for [...]

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LUPEC Boston + the Weekly Dig

Posted in Cocktail History, Cocktails on May 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

by Pink Lady Boston residents will soon be able to get their weekly dose of LUPEC in print as well as here online. Starting next week The Weekly Dig will publish a weekly LUPEC Boston column filled with all manner of boozy material including cocktail history, tips for how to mix awesome classic drinks at [...]

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Happy World Cocktail Week!

Posted in Herbsaint, Peychaud's, Sazerac, Whiskey, world cocktail day on May 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

by Pink Lady Dear Boston Drinkers, The ladies of LUPEC Boston would like to invite you all to raise a glass to our very favorite holiday week: World Cocktail Week. The brainchild of the geniuses behind the Museum of the American Cocktail, World Cocktail Week was established to celebrate the rich history of the cocktail [...]

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