Pink Lady

HIGH-PROOF SPIRITS are making the rounds at the local cocktail dens in our fair city: shots of overproof rum served with questionable judgment at last call, Navy strength gin making its way into martinis.  Building cocktails with these boozy potations presents an interesting challenge for bartenders who must muscle the... Read More

IF YOU’VE CAUGHT the Boston cocktail community’s latest fad/tradition, you are well acquainted with the Daiquiri Time Out.  To the indoctrinated, taking a DTO is simply taking a break from your hectic life to sip on a Daiquiri.  A simple mixture of rum, fresh lime juice and sugar, the drink... Read More

THE GIN GIMLET THERE ARE MANY delightful cocktails that were born on the high seas, for which we can thank the British Royal Navy.Beginning in 1655 sailors were rationed half a pint of rum per day; in fancier quarters, the officers drank gin.  Resourceful officers found clever ways to dress... Read More

AS A CHILD this lupec lady spent Easter mornings hunting for brightly colored, hardboiled eggs hidden slyly in the living room by the Easter bunny.  Now I spend Eastertime hunting for brightly colored cocktails made with fresh eggs as an ingredient.  Once hidden in the recesses of old cocktail books,... Read More

ON MARCH 17 jolly drinkers around the world will don green garments, shout “Erin Go Bragh”, and use St. Patrick’s Day as an excuse to get day drunk.  It’s a huge day for festivities in Beantown to be sure but, as anyone who’s seen Boondock Saints, Goodwill Hunting, The Departed,... Read More

The bibulous among us have so much more to thank France for than just wine: dry vermouth (also sometimes referenced as French vermouth), cognac, armagnac and calvados, as well as a whole host of other delightful proprietary liqueurs without which our cocktails would be simply too tart or too boozy.... Read More

WHEN WE LUPEC LADIES first started contributing to this fine publication the classic cocktail revival was just taking root here in Boston.  Now we feel it safe to say that classic drinks have moved beyond the realm of fascination with even major chains highlighting once-forgotten beverages on their drink lists.... Read More

THE HOLIDAYS ARE UPON US, and for the ladies of LUPEC, you know what that means: pop open the bubbly – we’re making Champagne cocktails!  The Champagne Cocktail, The Seelbach and the French 75 have already been discussed in previous festive editions.  This season, we’re looking to a modern classic... Read More

IT’S NOVEMBER. The trees are beginning to shed the last of their leaves and, as the month wears on, it will be more and more challenging to shake the chill from your bones without a good, stiff drink.  We’ll save the Hot Toddies for January and February and discuss a... Read More

SCOTCH AFICIONADOS can be quite particular about how they sip their single malts.  “Just one rock” please, or a splash of water.  Mention mixing with soda water, lemon juice or – GASP! – simple syrup and you’re sure to receive a suspicious glance.  We know, we know – scotch is... Read More