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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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 »
Comes the Dawn: A Guide to the Morning After
Posted in cocktail books, Fancy Brandy, guilty pleasures, Hangover "cures", Hanky Panky, Pink Gin, Saucy Sureau on December 31, 2008 | 12 Comments »
Hopefully your night of revelry was worth the abhorrent hangover you woke up with today. As mentioned in today’s edition of Daily Candy, the ladies of LUPEC Boston are an infinite well of hangover cures. We’ve been in this situation before, you know. Many, many times. Here are a few of our signature suggestions***: The [...]
Cocktail Party at the Marliave tonight!
Posted in Charity, Endangered Cocktail of the Month, Events, Fundraiser, Hanky Panky on December 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If you happen to be in the downtown area tonight, swing by the Holiday Cocktail Party at Marliave [10 Bosworth St., Downtown Boston, 617-422-0004]! The event is from 5 – 8 p.m. and will benefit Toys for Tots. Enjoy free passed appetizers and holiday-themed cocktails curated by LUPEC Boston president Misty Kalkofen of Drink as [...]
Ferneducation
Posted in Bitters, Cocktails, Hanky Panky, Rye, Uncategorized, tagged Aperol, Bitters, Bourbon, Cherry Brandy, Fernet Branca, Grand Marnier, Marachino Liqueur, Punt e Mes, Rye, Velvet Falernum, White Mountain Cider Company, Zig Zag Cafe 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 [...]
Stocking Your Bar with the Basics – One Cocktail at a Time
Posted in angostura bitters, Bitters, Cocktails, column, David Wondrich, Gin, Hanky Panky, Hearst, Hibiscus, Italian Vermouth, lime juice, Orange Bitters, Orange Juice, Pinky Gonzales, Rum, Rye, Trader Vic, Vermouth, Ward Eight, Weekly Dig on September 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
by Pink Lady Hanky Panky’s column in this week’s Dig advocates building your home bar on a cocktail by cocktail basis: each week, choose a favorite cocktail and purchase the items necessary to mix it at home. With this method, you will never be left wondering what you can mix with the items you have [...]
A different kind of Easter egg…
Posted in Brewster Sour, Eggs, Fort Washington Flipi, Green Street, Hanky Panky, Pink Lady on March 22, 2008 | 3 Comments »
…can be enjoyed at Green Street this Easter Sunday, where LUPEC President Hanky Panky has put together a special Egg Drink List in honor of the holiday. This important ingredient of many, many classics like fizzes and flips has fallen out of misuse in the age of the Cosmo. Cocktail enthusiasts across the country are [...]
LUPEC + Imbibe!
Posted in Hanky Panky, Imbibe Magazine on February 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Check out the Jan/Feb issue of IMBIBE! Magazine, where LUPEC gets a shout out in the “Uncorked” column on p.18! Thanks for the shout-out, IMBIBE! Here’s to bringing back classics for a whole new generation of drinkers, Hanky Panky style!
By Jove! Now That’s The Real Hanky-Panky
Posted in Ada Coleman, Cinzano Rosso, Fernet Branca, Gin, Hanky Panky, Vermouth, Women's History on February 18, 2008 | 6 Comments »
by Pinky Gonzales Ada Coleman, American Bar, London Hanky-Panky (n. slang) Various definitions from the Oxford English to the American Heritage Dictionaries include “questionable or underhanded activity”, “sexual dalliance”, “trickery, double-dealings”, shenanigans”, “hocus-pocus”. I like the Hanky-Panky. It’s got a great backstory, mysterious etymology, association with our president (LUPEC Boston’s that is, not the doofball [...]


