By Pinky Gonzales Of course it is the week of Fat Tuesday and Lent, and the good city of New Orleans is on our minds and so are it’s drinks. LUPEC Boston’s column in this week’s Dig is on the Roffignac cocktail, a kind of elegant, no-frills, tasty highball. Its exact story is fuzzy, but [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Raise a Roffignac to the Good City
Posted in cognac, highball, New Orleans, Uncategorized, Whiskey on February 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Bourbon Belle Takes L.A.
Posted in Bourbon Belle, Cocktails, Gin on February 17, 2009 | 6 Comments »
by Pink Lady We’re thrilled to announce that our very own Bourbon Belle is a finalist in the Marvelous Hendricks’s Limerick & Cocktail Competition taking place tonight at the Edison in Downtown Los Angeles! Some of you may recall Bourbon Belle’s glorious victory at the Hendrick’s Gin Beantown Bartender Battle last August with her delicious [...]
Mixology Monday: Hard Drinks for Hard Times
Posted in Uncategorized on February 16, 2009 | 8 Comments »
This month’s Mixology Monday hosted by Rowley’s Whiskey Forge is all about desperate times. In these days of economic downturn how do we tipplers keep ourselves fully saturated? For the ladies of LUPEC Boston its through an understanding that quality hooch doesn’t have to carry a hefty price tag. Now don’t get us wrong. We [...]
Local for Love Event with Somerville First
Posted in Cocktails, Events, Green Chartreuse, St-Germain on February 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Thanks to everyone who stopped by the Local for Love Event at Poor Little Rich Girl last night! The event was sponsored by Somerville Local First and featured treats from Taza Chocolate, Ball Square Fine Wines & Liquors, Narragansett beer, and a few fun cocktails poured by the ladies of LUPEC Boston. Our table was [...]
A Bubble Bath for Two
Posted in angostura bitters, Bitters, Bourbon, Champagne, Cocktails, Cointreau, Peychaud's, Uncategorized, Weekly Dig on February 12, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and folks are clamoring for reservations at romantic locales all about town. With the state of the economy and the big event falling on a Saturday many, however, may be choosing to spend the night at home. That would be my choice as nothing is dearer to me than [...]
Must-have Books for Wannabe Cocktail Nerds
Posted in Weekly Dig on February 4, 2009 | 4 Comments »
by Pink Lady Interested in building a home cocktail library but not sure where to begin? This week’s Dig column mentioned some modern books that will get you started in the right direction. Here are a few more titles to check out as you expand your collection: JIGGER, BEAKER, GLASS by Charles H. Baker is [...]


