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Archive for June, 2008

Go Tiki Yourself

Posted in Beachbum Berry, Campari, Rum, Tiki, Trader Vic on June 24, 2008 | 3 Comments »

When The Weekly Dig‘s Christine Liu asked the LUPEC ladies to advise her readers on summertime drinks, we enthusiastically obliged by studying up and drinking our way through the books of Beachbum Berry and Trader Vic. Check out our story in this week’s Dig! But could it additionally be possible to get one’s tiki on [...]

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The Measure of Success

Posted in Amer Picon, Cointreau, Gin, maraschino liqueur, Measuring, Orange Bitters on June 18, 2008 | 4 Comments »

I never thought I would become attached to a kitchen tool. That is, until I met the Oxo angled measuring cup. The 2 oz measuring cup, shown on the right, allows one to accurately measure amounts as small as one quarter ounce. In addition to ounces, their are interior markings for tablespoons and the more [...]

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Shaken or Stirred?

Posted in Uncategorized on June 10, 2008 | 7 Comments »

Which cocktails should be shaken and which ones should be stirred? If you’re a student of classic mixology, you might answer, “That’s easy. Drinks with eggs, dairy or fruit juices should be shaken, and ‘clear’ drinks made with only spirits, vermouth, etc. should be stirred.” OK, the first of those mandates is seldom disputed. Stirring [...]

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Suggested reading for our significant others…

Posted in Boston broads, Brother Cleve on June 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »

…compliments of Brother Cleve.

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The Joys of Vintage Glassware, PT. 1

Posted in glassware on June 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

by Pinky Gonzales with Pink Gin From the collection of Pinky Gonzales and uh… John Collins, we’ll call him So much can be said about old glassware and drinking habits that this will be the first of hopefully a few more posts on the subject. We can probably all agree that the pleasure of drinking [...]

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