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Some classy cocktails to get the party started this summer…

Posted in angostura bitters, French Vermouth, Italian Vermouth, Orange Bitters, Orange Juice, sloe gin, Southern comfort on July 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Get your hands on a bottle of sloe gin, turn up Rumors by Fleetwood Mac, and let the games begin! SLOE COMFORTABLE SCREW from Dale DeGroff’s Craft of the Cocktail 1 oz sloe gin 1 oz Southern Comfort 4 oz fresh orange juice Orange slice for garnish This drink has sloe gin, southern comfort, and [...]

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Grenadine is NOT from grenada & simple syrup is NOT simple

Posted in Dale Degroff, David Wondrich, Grenadine, Paul Clarke, simple syrup on July 23, 2008 | 3 Comments »

by Pink Lady While putting together this week’s Weekly Dig column on syrups I became intrigued about the origins of grenadine. This delicious pomegranate syrup is a key ingredient in both my namesake cocktail AND my favorite kiddie cocktail (the Shirley Temple). But when, exactly, did this delicious syrup become a fashionable mixer? While writing [...]

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LUPEC makes its small screen debut

Posted in Tales of the Cocktail, The Liquid Muse on July 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Check us out in this short webisode recorded with the Liquid Muse at Tales of the Cocktail on the Small Screen Network! Cin cin!

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Scenes from Tales of the Cocktail: Day #1

Posted in Uncategorized on July 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Mimi at the Napoleon House, looking like a ’70s Album cover A pair of perfect Pimm’s Cups… Napoleon House’s big as your head Muffelatta. This is the “quarter” size. Chad Solomon of Cuff & Buttons pours sample Pisco Sours at the Emerging Spirits panel. This conference was tough, tough work. Rebirth…the Remix. Dancing ’til dawn…

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scenes from Tales of the Cocktail: Pre Tales…

Posted in Uncategorized on July 16, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Barbara West is presenting at the conference and had to make sure she had all her materials on hand. Don’t expect to get on a plane with a portable bar and a bottle of Picon without raising some eyebrows… Babs’ Contraband Lunch by the pool with MiMi and longtime LUPEC friend, Em… Mimi, Pink Lady [...]

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The Storied Sazerac

Posted in Absinthe, angostura bitters, Herbsaint, New Orleans, Peychaud's, Ricard, Sazerac on July 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »

With half of LUPEC Boston in NOLA for the Tales of the Cocktail festival this week, it only seemed right to raise a glass to the Sazerac, the city’s official cocktail. It’s not just a tag line you know: last month the Louisiana House of Representatives proclaimed the Sazerac New Orleans’ official cocktail in a [...]

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More fun and easy ways to create your own cocktail

Posted in Aperol, Belle de Brillet, Cinzano Rosso, Cointreau, Gin, lemon juice on July 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »

by Bourbon Belle Wishing for a drink that you just haven’t been able to find at your beloved watering hole? Or dreaming about making the perfect cocktail to suit a specific taste? It’s surprisingly easy to concoct a well-balanced cocktail in the classic style, so long as you keep a few basic rules of thumb [...]

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Oh When the Saints…

Posted in French Vermouth, Herbsaint, Italian Vermouth, New Orleans, Tales of the Cocktail on July 3, 2008 | 4 Comments »

The ladies of LUPEC Boston are gearing up for our annual excursion to New Orleans for Tales of the Cocktail. For five days we will be learning about everything from Shochu to sensory perception. And for five nights we will be eating, drinking and dancing at our favorite haunts. Sounds like something real close to [...]

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