Born in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails-New Orleans is dedicated to continue LUPEC's mission to “dismantle the patriarchy, one drink at a time” New Orleans style.
In a post-millenium world of beer and prepackaged Chex Mix, LUPEC works tirelessly to breed, raise, and release cocktails that are endangered or even believed to be extinct.
The collecting of anachronistic recipes by women, and the resulting creation of endangered cocktails in an all woman setting is intended to achieve the following goals:
-To continue the 150 year American tradition of dangerous women calling themselves Ladies and getting together in groups, clubs, and societies to work undercover while they chipped away at the patriarchy.
-To protect the collective Joie de Vivre of LUPEC members by assuring them at least one good party a month
-To use our talents and resources to give back to our community.
We are dedicated to the Gin Fizz, the Widow's Kiss, and the Singapore Sling – the drinks our mothers and grandmothers drank, the drinks we strive to save from extinction as a small measure of remembering those great women and their great cocktail parties.
So, remove the pineapple chunk from your cocktail, raise your glass, and drink to their memory! Up in ya!
