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Feels Like the Very First Time

Posted in angostura bitters, Bitters, Bourbon, Bourbon Belle, brandy, Cocktails, Cointreau, French Vermouth, Gin, gincident, Grenadine, Hanky Panky, lemon juice, Mixology Monday, Pink Gin, Pink Lady, Pinky Gonzales, Plymouth gin, Rye, Scoff Law, Uncategorized, Vermouth, Whiskey, tagged on March 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

LUPEC Boston is honored to be hosting today’s Mixology Monday at our humble abode.  Inspired by a chance encounter that Pink Lady had with a cocktail novice, we’ve decided to consider those cocktails that would be suitably delicious for the first timer. Obviously there are a couple things to consider when offering up advice to [...]

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Veterans Day Cocktails

Posted in brandy, Broads, Cocktails, Eggs, lemon juice, sloe gin, Women's History on November 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The ladies of LUPEC Boston are thrilled to honor the hundreds of thousands of forebroads who’ve served this country as volunteers during times of war. We’ve written about the Hello Girls of World War I and the Clubmobile girls of World War II, and later this week we’ll talk about the entertainers who traveled to [...]

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One Nation, Under Cocktail

Posted in Bourbon, brandy, Broads, Champagne, Cocktails, Cointreau, daiquiri, President Madison's Favorite Whiskey Sours, Raspberry Shrub, Roman Punch, Rum, Whiskey, Women's History on November 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »

The 2008 election has come and gone, and wasn’t it enough to drive anyone to drink? In this week’s Dig column, we suggested whipping up a batch of Martha Washington’s Rum Punch to muddle through that post-election hangover. (You can read more about the punch here.) Here’s a list of some other Presidential favorites from [...]

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Kingsley Amis Back in Print

Posted in brandy, cucumber juice, French Vermouth, Gin, hard cider, Kingsley Amis, 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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Fabulous Fall Cocktails

Posted in angostura bitters, Benedictine, Bourbon, brandy, Cocktails, Green Chartreuse, Jamaican rum, maraschino liqueur, Pimento Dram, St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram, Yellow Chartreuse on September 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »

We’re always sad to say goodbye to summer, but happy to welcome a new season of drinking and all that that entails. If you read this week’s column in the Dig you know we are all about the fall-tastic flavors you can create with a little Allspice Dram. Since this also happens to be National [...]

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Charlotte Smith and the "Lady Edisons"

Posted in Boston broads, brandy, Broads, Campari, Charlotte Smith, Edisonian Cocktail, lemon juice, Margaret Knight, Mary S. on March 10, 2008 | 3 Comments »

by Barbara West “Mary S.” of St. Louis, Missouri (c. 1851-1880) was an inventor who led a life of genius and poverty. Lacking finances and confidence, she sold the rights to her mechanical inventions to various male agents, for as little as $5 each. These men received 53 patents, and a great deal of wealth. [...]

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