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

7 Best Mardi Gras Cocktails for Fat Tuesday

Spec’sology Blog, Drink Recipes, 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 an abundance of alcohol in the US. Check out some of our favorite Fat Tuesday tipples to put the party in your mardi and laissez les bon t... Read More
The History of Mardi Gras in Texas - Spec's Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods

The History of Mardi Gras in Texas

Spec’sology Blog, Drink Recipes, Holidays
When we think of Mardi Gras we think of New Orleans. Mardi Gras began in medieval Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries and eventually made its way to the French House of the Bourbons. From there, the traditional revelry of “Boeuf Gras,” or fatted calf followed France to her colonies one of which was New Orleans. The first American Mardi Gras took place on March 3, 1699, when French explorers Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville and Sieur de Bienville landed near present-day New Orleans, Lo... Read More
Mardi Gras Cocktails - Spec's Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods

Mardi Mardi We Like to Party – Mardi Gras Cocktails

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 coll... Read More