As posted on January 6, 2012 in DigBoston LUPEC ladies love randomly decreed holidays devoted to drinking. Whether they are the clever marketing ploys or an act of Congress (i.e. National Bourbon Month), we care not. Give us a reason to raise a glass and you bet your ass we will. On January 11th National Hot [...]
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LUPEC: NATIONAL HOT TODDY DAY
Posted in Applejack, Cocktails, Hot Drinks, Hot Toddy, Maker's Mark, Yuzu, Yuzu Toddy on January 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
SIPPING ON THE C
Posted in Cocktails, Uncategorized on December 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
*As originally published in the Weekly Dig November 24, 2011 by Pink Lady “Holidays Mean Family—We Sell Liquor” reads the sign on a packie in West Somerville, MA. It’s one of the most brilliants pieces of marketing we’ve seen, reminding us as we gather around the Thanksgiving table with family and friends that we’re [...]
BULLET-PROOF COCKTAILS Or “Drinks You Can’t Mess Up”*
Posted in Bulletproof Cocktails, or Drinks You Can't Mess Up, Weekly Dig, tagged Bulletproof Cocktails, Drinks You Can't Mess Up, ginger ale, ginger beer, Lime, Mamie Taylor, Scotch on April 9, 2010 | 4 Comments »
*The latest ruminations from LUPEC Boston, in case you missed ‘em in The Weekly Dig. by Pink Lady Fellow drinkers, cocktail enthusiasts and lovers of quality beverage: We are lucky. We’re enjoying a glorious era. The cocktail is queen, and finding a quality drink in Boston is as simple as sidling up to any of [...]
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 Mixology Monday 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Punch Party TONIGHT at GRAND
Posted in Broads, Charity, Cocktails, Events, tagged Grand on December 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From 7 pm-10 pm tonight we’ll be hosting another fabulous punch party at your new favorite boutique, GRAND [374 Somerville Ave, Union Square, Somerville]. The event will be a fabulous night of holiday shopping with the Ladies of LUPEC! Enjoy some festive seasonal (and complimentary!) cocktails like Hot Toddies and Single Malt Sangaree as you [...]
Speakeasy Days
Posted in 75th Anniversary of Prohibition's Repeal, Broads, Cocktail History, Cocktails, column, Texas Guinan, Weekly Dig, Women's History on December 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
With the 75th Anniversary of Prohibition’s Repeal upon us, the ladies of LUPEC turn our thoughts to late, great Prohibition-era forebroads like Texas Guinan. We wrote a brief bio of the little devil in this week’s Dig; to read more about this actress-turned-Speakeasy-owner, check out Pinky Gonzales’ Women’s History Month toast on Tex. Here are [...]
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 [...]


