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Alice Speck

@bostonbeverage.bsky.social

You had me at Beer Garden coming to Copley Square!
#copleysquare
@wbur.org

Prominent urban designer urges patience on controversial Copley Square redesign

Jeff Speck is a urban designer from Brookline. He joins WBUR's Morning Edition to make the case in favor of a now-partially completed Copley Square redesign.

www.wbur.org

May 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM

Alice Speck

@bostonbeverage.bsky.social

Love a whisper of absinthe.

#cocktails

Daniel Zajic @anatomyofadrink.bsky.social · Mar 20

Daily #Cocktail Series

DUPREE
2 oz. gin
½ oz. Aperol
½ oz. elderflower liqueur
absinthe rinse

I found this one on the amazing Leandro DiMonriva’s page. He mentioned that he stumbled across it some time ago but can’t pinpoint the creator. It’s a beautifully balanced, floral-leaning gin cocktail…

March 20, 2025 at 4:45 PM

Alice Speck

@bostonbeverage.bsky.social

Getting more comfortable driving a no seatbelt tiny Fiat around the streets of Boston. #fiat500 #classiccars

March 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM

Alice Speck

@bostonbeverage.bsky.social

Recommended listening on National Espresso Martini Day! @vinepair.com’s Cocktail College.
#espressomartini #mixology #cocktails #espresso #boston

The Cocktail College Podcast: How to Make the Perfect Espresso Martini

On this episode of “Cocktail College,” host Tim McKirdy breaks down the Espresso Martini with Lauren Paylor. It’s a cocktail that has been trending in recent years despite first being made back in the...

vinepair.com

March 15, 2025 at 1:05 PM

Alice Speck

@bostonbeverage.bsky.social

Keep Spritz Season alive.

#tariffs #cocktails #trumptariffs #boston

March 14, 2025 at 1:30 AM

Alice Speck

@bostonbeverage.bsky.social

2025 trend we’d like to see more of:
Citrus Garland.
Floral: Floristika Studio: Newton, MA.
#floral #citrus #barcart #mobilebar #activations #retail

March 8, 2025 at 11:56 PM

Alice Speck

@bostonbeverage.bsky.social

1967 Fiat 500 passes Massachusetts State Inspection with flying colors.
#fiat500 #vintagemobilebar #classiccars #boston #italian

March 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM

Alice Speck

@bostonbeverage.bsky.social

Corpse Reviver No. 2 is perfect for National Absinthe Day! Cheers!

#mixology #cocktails #bartender #barservice #mobilebar

March 6, 2025 at 12:52 AM

Alice Speck

@bostonbeverage.bsky.social

“Who needs sophistication when you can have salt?”
#dirtymartini #cocktails #mixology

The Best Dirty Martinis Are Made With the Worst Olives

The best dirty Martinis are made with the worst olives. At these New York cocktail bars, “dive bar olives” have become the standard-bearers.

punchdrink.com

March 5, 2025 at 12:19 AM

Alice Speck

@bostonbeverage.bsky.social

Hello maximalist cocktail garnishes.

#cocktails #cocktailgarden #gardening

Cocktail Gardens Are The Hobby Everyone’s Starting In 2025

Fun, useful, and pretty to look at, they are a host's gardening trifecta. Here's why everyone is planting a cocktail garden this year, with herbs, produce, and cut flowers.

www.southernliving.com

March 4, 2025 at 1:19 AM

Alice Speck

@bostonbeverage.bsky.social

March 2025 is here and we're raising our glasses to St. Patrick's Day and March Madness while delivering the kind of hospitality that wins every time!

Whether you're toasting to your bracket's survival, or looking for an excuse to indulge -- our team will be here in championship form!