Pink Lady

WINTER’S weather has at last retreated(?) – we can actually see the grass! LUPEC ladies feel this seasonal shift is cause for celebration. We’ll reach for lighter spirits and celebrate spring by raising a Barbara West cocktail. This drink comes to us from Ted Haigh’s fantastic book Vintage Spirits and... Read More

MODERN cocktailians love tequila, and we LUPEC gals are no exception. Classic cocktails made with tequila do not abound however, as the spirit really only became popular in the US in the 193Os and beyond. A gem that you might consider adding to your repertoire is the Armillita Chico brought... Read More

EVERYONE feels a little Irish this month, what with St. Patrick’s Day being one of Massachusetts’ favorite drinking holidays! It also happens to be a for-real holiday in the Bay State: Evacuation Day, established to commemorate the day when British troops evacuated Boston during the Revolutionary War. It ended an... Read More

VALENTINE’S DAY is a Hallmark holiday at its finest. Nevertheless we LUPEC ladies love love and can never resist an opportunity to raise a glass to its celebration. We will drape ourselves in pink and red, present our loved ones with construction paper hearts, and sip pink drinks – such... Read More

WE LUPEC ladies can only hope that you had a tipple or two made with egg during the busy holiday season: eggnog or perhaps a Tom & Jerry. The holidays have passed but that certainly doesn’t mean we need to pack up our egg drinks. As we hunker down for... Read More

IF WE LUPEC LADIES know one thing to be true it’s that Champagne makes everything better. Pour a little into your orange juice and your sad, late breakfast is magically transformed into brunch – the most fabulous of meals. The simple popping of a cork signifies celebration. Holidays are all... Read More

WITH THE HOLIDAY season and chilly weather upon us who doesn’t want to cozy up a with a warm, frothy cup of eggnog? Although this might be the perennial holiday drink of recent decades, during the Golden Age of cocktails another drink was really all the rage. Tom & Jerry... Read More

IF SCOTCH is your favorite dram, chances are you like it for its peaty notes and robust, “can’t turn down” flavor. You are most likely accustomed to drinking it on the rocks, maybe with soda, or, if you’re a single malt aficionado, with just one rock or a splash of... Read More

COGNAC MAKES A RICH and elegant base for many fine forgotten cocktails. One that popped up on bar menus not too long after the cocktail renaissance caught on is the Champs-Élysées, a drink as elegant as the wide boulevard that is its namesake.  The Champs-Élysées first appeared in print in... Read More

WHAT COULD BE more refreshing on a sweltering August afternoon than an ice cold beer?  A Shandygaff!  Beer aficionados (like whisky aficionados and tequila aficionados) shudder at the mere mention of mixing “stuff” in with their perfect brew.  We LUPEC ladies do not.  If you’ve never tried it, now’s the... Read More