Endangered Cocktail: The Blinker Cocktail
Though LUPEC Boston ladies are egalitarian imbibers, rye whiskey holds a special place in our hearts,largely because the spirit itself was endangered for a good chunk of the last century. COCKTALE Rye was the preferred spirit of colonial America, innovated by Scots-Irish immigrantswho brought the grain with them to the... Read More
Endangered Cocktail of the Month – The Pimm’s Cup
COCKTALE Born in England and reinterpreted in New Orleans the Pimm’s Cup is the perfect cocktail for an August afternoon. This classy beverage pairs well with civilized games like croquet cricket and bocce. Thanks to its low alcohol content, you still stand a chance at winning, even if you kick... Read More
ENDANGERED COCKTAIL of the MONTH
GIN Could there be a more appropriate cocktail to sip at the dawn of summer than the Daisy a cool and refreshing drink named for a hardy, innocent flower? Two versions of this drink were in wide circulation by the time Prohibition rolled around in 1919. The early version appears... Read More
Endangered Cocktails
Last month we discussed vodka a spirit overlooked in the states until the 1950s, when it took the nation by storm. Tequila suffered a similar fate – didn’t gain notoriety here until the “Great Experiment”, when any liquor was good liquor. Surely you’ve tried a Tequila Sunrise or a Margarita,... Read More