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Mardi Gras Cocktails - Spec's Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods

Mardi Mardi We Like to Party – Mardi Gras Cocktails

February 24, 2020July 28, 2020 Spec’sology Blog, Drink Recipes, Entertain, Holidays

Mardi Gras is all about overindulgence, in fact, the name itself is French for Fat Tuesday. It takes place the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday and is a celebration of all the rich food and drinking excessiveness before the leaner days of Lent begin. The most famous Mardi Gras celebration in America takes place in New Orleans, home to some of the richest food and abundance of alcohol in the U.S. While not everyone has access to the plethora of bars found in New Orleans, you can still have a collecti... Read More

Lubbock Tastings February 24

February 20, 2020February 20, 2020 Entertain

Taste some good stuff this month and HOP by the Lubbock store for our in-store samplings.

6816 Slide Road

2/28
Long Drink Cocktail
Shiner Bock
Blk Eye Vodka
Anchor Steam
2/29
Somrus Indian Liqueur
Red Eye Rye

Galentine’s Day Cocktails

February 13, 2020July 28, 2020 Spec’sology Blog, Drink Recipes, Entertain

Arriving the day before Valentine’s Day, Galentine’s Day is a day for celebrating the love you have for your lady friends; single or not, it’s all about the girls getting down. And that means cocktails! Sure, you could stick to the average beverages, but to properly honor those lady relations you need a drink worthy of raising high above the mundane. So, we’re happy to help ignite the mixology magic you and your pals deserve with these lady-powered libations that are sure to please any c... Read More

Lubbock Tastings February 17

February 13, 2020February 13, 2020 Entertain

Taste some good stuff this month and HOP by the Lubbock store for our in-store samplings.

6816 Slide Road

2/21
Bird Dog Whiskey
Truly Lemonade Variety
2/22
Landon
Red Eye Rye
Western Son Vodka
Branson

Twelve Under $12

January 31, 2020February 3, 2020 Entertain

Lubbock Tastings February

January 29, 2020January 29, 2020 Entertain

Taste some good stuff this month and HOP by the Lubbock store for our in-store samplings.

6816 Slide Road

2/8
Chocovine

Austin Tastings February 3

January 29, 2020January 29, 2020 Entertain

DRIPPING SPRINGS – 66 Hargraves

1/24
Bloody Buddy Ready to Drink

BASTROP – 739 Old Bastrop Hwy

2/7
Western Son Vodka

HIGH MEADOW – 12611 Hymeadow Dr

2/8
Western Son Vodka

HIGHLAND PARK – 5775 Airport Blvd

2/7
Austonian Whiskey
Sugarlands

BRODIE LANE – 4970 W Hwy 290

2/7
Moravia
Still Austin Bourbon & Gin
2/8
Somrus Indian Cream Liqueur
Pama Liqueur
Martini & Rossi Prosecco
Chocovine
Ballotin
Fire Oak Vodka & Bourbon

ARBOR WALK –... Read More

Super Bowls of Punch

January 24, 2020July 28, 2020 Spec’sology Blog, Drink Recipes, Entertain

In case you’re wondering why all your friends are refusing to attend your National Hedgehog Day Party on February 2nd, it’s because the Big Game happens to be on that very same Sunday. *If you aren’t a big sports fan, the Big Game refers to the annual championship football game of the National Football League that pits the winner of the AFC against the winner of the NFC. And because you’ll spend all day in a state of perpetual curiosity; AFC stands for the American Football Conference an... Read More