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Pearl Rivers

Posted in Absinthe, Benedictine, Bitters, Broads, Cocktails, New Orleans, Rye, Vermouth on June 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Born in 1849 in Pearlington along the Mississippi River, Eliza Jane Poitevent became the first woman owner and publisher of a major daily newspaper in the United States, the New Orleans Times-Picayune. Eliza began her career as a poet under the pen name Pearl Rivers. In 1870 she was offered the position as literary editor [...]

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The Cradle of the Cocktail and the Women Who Rocked It!

Posted in Absinthe, Bitters, Cocktails, Gin, New Orleans, Rye, Vermouth on June 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Last night the lovely ladies of LUPEC Boston gathered at the home of Pinky Gonzalez to raise our glasses to the women of New Orleans. We nibbled on Shrimp “Arnaud,” fried okra, fried oysters, jalapeno cornbread, and “Bananas in Jackets”/”Nuts in Sticks.” And we washed it all down with the following delicious cocktails! Pimm’s Cup [...]

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