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Archive for October, 2008

Announcing…the LUPEC BOSTON USO SHOW

Posted in Cocktail History, Little Black Book of Cocktails, This One's for the Ladies, World War II on October 30, 2008 | 5 Comments »

The LUPEC Boston “USO SHOW” Friday, November 21, 7-11 p.m. at the Jorge Hernandez Cultural Center On November 21 the Boston chapter of LUPEC (Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails) will transform the Jorge Hernandez Cultural Center into a swinging 1940′s-themed cocktail party featuring retro-libations, live entertainment, dancing, delicious canapés, a prize raffle, [...]

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Orange Bitters and the Orange Roof

Posted in French 75, Gin, HoJos, Negroni, Vermouth on October 29, 2008 | 5 Comments »

by Pink Gin This week in the Dig I offered up a road-trip version of the classic martini and I have a few little baubles to add… More on ingredients for the “HoJotini” We’re using Beefeater gin, Noilly Prat vermouth, and Angustora orange bitters that we got through bartering on the black market. Fees Orange [...]

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Kingsley Amis Back in Print

Posted in French Vermouth, Gin, Kingsley Amis, brandy, cucumber juice, hard cider, sherry, white wine on October 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »

by Pink Gin The thing that we at LUPEC Boston have to love about Kingsley Amis is that he wrote a regular drinks column just like we do. His compilation of his articles are included in Everyday Drinking, published anew this year. We saw it on the shelves at Porter Square Books. Older books are [...]

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Luscious Liqueurs and Party Snacks with AJ Rathbun

Posted in AJ Rathbun, Broads, Cocktails, cocktail books on October 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »

In the context of the infinite cyber-sphere, the Internet cocktail community seems comparatively home-y. Thus we were thrilled to hear that Seattle-based cocktail blogger and author AJ Rathbun would be in Boston promoting his recently released titles, LUSCIOUS LIQUEURS and PARTY SNACKS, this week. We’d only ever met AJ through blog cross posts and track [...]

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LUPEC Launches the Second Edition of the Little Black Book of Cocktails with a Shindig at GRAND

Posted in Charity, Cocktails, Events, Little Black Book of Cocktails, New England Shelter for Homeless Veterans on October 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »

The Second Edition of the Little Black Book of Cocktails is hot off the presses. We’ll be celebrating in style on October 21st from 6:00pm-9:00pm at the coolest boutique north of the Mason Dixon line, GRAND [374 Somerville Ave, Union Square, Somerville] for our Little Black Book of Cocktails “Relaunch Party”! Sip on some delicious [...]

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This One’s for the Ladies 2008

Posted in Broads, Cocktails, Fundraiser, This One's for the Ladies on October 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Join the ladies of LUPEC Boston as we raise our glasses to raise awareness! Starting November 1, LUPEC Boston will partner will select Boston-area bars and restaurants to offer our Second Annual “This One’s for the Ladies” drink promotion. Participating establishments will be donating the proceeds from one broad-related beverage for the month of November [...]

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Ferneducation

Posted in Bitters, Cocktails, Hanky Panky, Rye, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on October 16, 2008 | 8 Comments »

This week in the Dig I wrote a brief history of the cult favorite Fernet Branca.  If you are new to the world of Fernet having an entire bottle sitting on your shelf can seem a bit daunting, to say the least.  You’ve choked down a few shots in an attempt to be part of the [...]

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Sock it to ‘em!

Posted in Cocktails, Gum (Gomme) Syrup, Pisco, Pisco Punch, lemon juice, tagged on October 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »

by Hanky Panky In this week’s column in the Weekly Dig Pink Lady took us through the finer points of hosting for a cocktail crowd. Batching is a great way to alleviate stress and allow a host/ess to enjoy the party as much as their guests. Another way to accomplish this is by serving guests [...]

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Scofflaw Variations

Posted in 12 Cocktail Flight, 75th Anniversary of Prohibition's Repeal on October 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

So continues another week in celebration of LUPEC Boston’s Endangered Cocktail of the Month, the Scoff Law. Did you read our little ditty in the Dig this week? Then you must have seen the lovely photo loaned to us so generously by fellow Boston blogger, the Leather District Gourmet. LDG shot this pic at our [...]

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