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*LUPEC Boston’s latest ruminations, in case you missed ‘em in this week’s Dig. by Pink Lady Regular readers of our column or blog are well aware of LUPEC’s mission to “breed, raise and release endangered cocktails into the wild,” spreading great stories, lore and cocktail history whenever we can. But another main initiative of this [...]

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by Pink Lady Thanks to everyone who came out for our spectacular Sip & Shop at Grand yesterday! LUPEC was thrilled to team up with the Boston Shaker store to welcome special guests Dale & Jill DeGroff, who signed many books and shook many hands as we manned the Absinthe fountain and doled out delicious, [...]

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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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Mint Juleps at GRAND

“I’m from the South, you know…my mother served these at her fifth wedding.” -Mint-juelp sampling guest at the GRAND yesterday Thanks to everyone who joined us for the Shop & Sip at GRAND (the store) yesterday! Especially those who turned out in seersucker, sundresses and “say something” hats. For those who missed the event but [...]

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We LUPEC broads love to cocktail for a cause, so whenever we’re out and about and know our bar is doing their part to go green we feel pretty good stumbling home. Kudos to some of our favorites (as mentioned in this week’s Dig), who have been doing it so long it’s old hat by [...]

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Ladylike Imbibers, All

In the annals of literature on “how to be a proper lady,” there is no volume that instructs how to have a well-mannered bar crawl. We borrowed a page from history to see how a recent night out in search of female bartenders fits the “rules of decorum.” You can check that out in this [...]

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by Pink Lady and Hanky Panky At long last, the ladies of LUPEC Boston present: MxMo XXXVII, THE ROUND-UP. We thank you all for contributing your witty, funny, expertise on the topic of “First Time”. This was no “desert island cocktail conversation” – as we mentioned in our intro, these cocktails will be culled, vetted, [...]

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I love scotch. Scotchy, scotch, scotch. Here it goes down, down into my belly… -Ron Burgundy So, this week’s Dig column focused on the lovely Laphroaig, the distinctly smoky, peaty scotches the famed Islay distillery produces,  and the female distiller who helmed the operation for a generation, Bessie Williamson. For more smoky scotch tippling, here [...]

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MxMo Update…

Pink Lady Thanks to everyone for playing! What a stellar turn-out – last count we had over thirty participants, which means the LUPEC ladies have had our work cut out for us. Fortunately, we are stout of heart and have excellent liver function. ‘Til then, here’s a gem from Amelia over at Felicia’s Speakeasy to [...]

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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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