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Archive for July, 2009

Trip Report: Anchorage, Alaska

Posted in Travel, Weekly Dig on July 29, 2009 | 3 Comments »

by Pink Gin LUPEC Boston has been busy this summer traveling the country and doing important cocktail research for the benefit of our loyal readers. Sure, you could have found several members at Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans but we also took on a bigger challenge: where to get a decent mixed drink [...]

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Friday Night Outing: Talking Taste series at the ICA

Posted in Broads, tagged , , on July 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

by Pink Lady Sounds counterintuitive that the ladies of LUPEC Boston had to go to New Orleans to meet some amazing regional people, huh? That’s Tales of the Cocktail for you, connecting like-minded drinkers the world over. One of our new favorite near locals is Deirdre Heekin, author of a new memoir of her drinking [...]

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What We’re Drinking: LUPEC Boston Gets a Hangover*

Posted in gincident, Green Chartreuse, guilty pleasures, Hangover "cures", Tales of the Cocktail on July 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »

*LUPEC Boston’s latest ruminations, in case you missed ‘em in this week’s Dig by Guest Columnist John Myers Thanks to LUPEC’s passion for a killer party, I’m stuck writing their column this week. They evidently learned nothing in the hangover seminar I moderated at Tales of the Cocktail. Bourbon Belle, Barbara West, Saucy Sureau and [...]

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“The Syrup Series” Part III

Posted in Uncategorized on July 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »

by Bourbon Belle In Parts I and II, we discussed how to make your own fresh syrups to substitute those artificially flavored and colored store brands products like grenadine, and/or to create a syrup flavor that isn’t commercially available. Today we’ll be discussing how to make some simple and delicious sweetened preserved cherries for garnishing [...]

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What We’re Drinking: Old-school pharmaceuticals*

Posted in Tales of the Cocktail, Weekly Dig, tagged , , , on July 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

*LUPEC Boston’s latest ruminations, in case you missed ‘em in this week’s Dig. by Pink Lady Ever lie to your doctor about how many drinks you have each week? In the bright glare of the examination room, checking off the “7 or more” box may make you feel bashful. LUPEC suggests dispensing with the shame [...]

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What We’re Drinking: One Nation Under Dram*

Posted in Weekly Dig, tagged , , , , , , on July 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »

*LUPEC Boston’s latest ruminations, in case you missed ‘em in this week’s Dig…Special thanks to Pinky Gonzales who supplied this week’s suggested cocktail! by Pink Lady LUPEC dons our stars and stripes to celebrate the birth of our nation this week. We do so by raising a glass—after all, drinking is our national heritage. Alcohol [...]

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