Margaret Heafield Hamilton (August 17, 1936 - )
Margaret Hamilton is an American computer scientist, systems engineer, and business owner. She is credited with coining the term "software engineering". Hamilton was Director of the Software Engineering Division of the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory, which developed on-board flight software for the Apollo space program. In 1986, she became the founder and CEO of Hamilton Technologies, Inc., in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The company was developed around the Universal Systems Language based on her paradigm of Development Before the Fact (DBTF) for systems and software design. On November 22, 2016, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Barack Obama for her work leading the development of on-board flight software for NASA's Apollo Moon missions.
The Drink:
Crimson Bulleit Punch
2 parts Bulleit bourbon
2 parts cranberry pomegranate juice
1/2 part Domaine de Canton ginger liqueur
2 parts Champagne
Drinkability: ?
Drunkability: ?
Taxic Diversity: ?
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: ?
Comments: (comments from the web: the ladies seem to have gone off the rails before they finished this cocktail. No notes recorded.)
From "Packs a Punch" themed meeting hosted by Irish Knockout.
NYC chapter of Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails
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Thursday, January 3, 2019
November 2018 - Virne Gilbert- Pomegranate Packs-a-Punch
Virne Beatrice "Jackie" Mitchell Gilbert (August 29, 1913 – January 7, 1987)
Virne Gilbert was one of the first female pitchers in professional baseball history. At 17-years-old, she pitched for the Chattanooga Lookouts against the New York Yankees on April 2, 1931. The first batter she faced was Babe Ruth, followed by Lou Gehrig, the deadliest hitting duo in baseball history. Mitchell struck them both out. “Girl Pitcher Fans Ruth and Gehrig,” read the headline in the next day’s sports page of the New York Times, beside a photograph of Mitchell in uniform. In an editorial, the paper added: “The prospect grows gloomier for misogynists.” Mitchell’s unusual baseball career, however, wasn’t over. In an era before televised games, when blacks as well as women were unofficially barred from major-league baseball, an ersatz troupe of traveling teams barnstormed the nation, mostly playing in towns that lacked professional squads. In 1937 she retired from baseball and went to work for her father’s optical business in Tennessee.
The Cocktail:
Pomegranate Packs-a-Punch
2 cups pomegranate juice
1 cup cranberry juice
1 cup orange juice
1/2 cup dark rum
1 bottle of blanc de blancs sparkling wine
2 pomegranates sliced into rounds
Drinkability: 5
Drunkability: 3
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 4
Comments: juicy
From "Knockout Punch!" hosted by Irish Knockout
Virne Gilbert was one of the first female pitchers in professional baseball history. At 17-years-old, she pitched for the Chattanooga Lookouts against the New York Yankees on April 2, 1931. The first batter she faced was Babe Ruth, followed by Lou Gehrig, the deadliest hitting duo in baseball history. Mitchell struck them both out. “Girl Pitcher Fans Ruth and Gehrig,” read the headline in the next day’s sports page of the New York Times, beside a photograph of Mitchell in uniform. In an editorial, the paper added: “The prospect grows gloomier for misogynists.” Mitchell’s unusual baseball career, however, wasn’t over. In an era before televised games, when blacks as well as women were unofficially barred from major-league baseball, an ersatz troupe of traveling teams barnstormed the nation, mostly playing in towns that lacked professional squads. In 1937 she retired from baseball and went to work for her father’s optical business in Tennessee.
The Cocktail:
Pomegranate Packs-a-Punch
2 cups pomegranate juice
1 cup cranberry juice
1 cup orange juice
1/2 cup dark rum
1 bottle of blanc de blancs sparkling wine
2 pomegranates sliced into rounds
Drinkability: 5
Drunkability: 3
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 4
Comments: juicy
From "Knockout Punch!" hosted by Irish Knockout
November 2018 - Sharice Davids - Whiskey Punch
Sharice Davids (May 22, 1980 - )
Sharice Davids is an American attorney and politician from the state of Kansas. Davids is a member of the Ho-Chunk nation. Her maternal grandfather, Fredrick J. Davids, a 30-year Army veteran, was born into the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans, in Oneida, Wisconsin. Sharice was raised by Fredrick's daughter, Crystal Herriage, a single mother who served in the U.S. Army.
Davids began fighting mixed martial arts as an amateur in 2006, and went professional in 2013. She had a 5–1 win–loss record as an amateur and a 1–1 record as a professional. She tried out for The Ultimate Fighter but did not make it onto the show, allowing her to shift her focus away from MMA.
Davids began her legal career in 2010. She later directed community and economic development for the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and opened her own business, Hoka Coffee. In 2016, she worked as a White House Fellow in the Department of Transportation during the transition between the Obama and Trump administrations.
In the 2018 elections, Davids ran for the United States House of Representatives in Kansas's 3rd congressional district. She defeated Brent Welder, who had been endorsed by Bernie Sanders, by a margin of 37% to 34% in the August primary election.[8] Davids defeated incumbent Republican Kevin Yoder in the November 6, 2018, general election. This made her the first openly gay Native American in Congress, the first openly LGBTQ member of the Kansas congressional delegation, the first openly gay person representing Kansas on the federal level. Along with Deb Haaland, she was also one of the first Native American women in Congress.
The Cocktail:
Whiskey Punch
1/4 cup honey syrup
4 cups lemonade
3 cups whiskey
4 cups club soda
(makes 12 drinks)
Drinkability: 5
Drunkabiltiy: 3
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 5
Comments: - basically a cold hot toddy
From "Knockout Punch" hosted by Irish Knockout
Sharice Davids is an American attorney and politician from the state of Kansas. Davids is a member of the Ho-Chunk nation. Her maternal grandfather, Fredrick J. Davids, a 30-year Army veteran, was born into the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans, in Oneida, Wisconsin. Sharice was raised by Fredrick's daughter, Crystal Herriage, a single mother who served in the U.S. Army.
Davids began fighting mixed martial arts as an amateur in 2006, and went professional in 2013. She had a 5–1 win–loss record as an amateur and a 1–1 record as a professional. She tried out for The Ultimate Fighter but did not make it onto the show, allowing her to shift her focus away from MMA.
Davids began her legal career in 2010. She later directed community and economic development for the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and opened her own business, Hoka Coffee. In 2016, she worked as a White House Fellow in the Department of Transportation during the transition between the Obama and Trump administrations.
In the 2018 elections, Davids ran for the United States House of Representatives in Kansas's 3rd congressional district. She defeated Brent Welder, who had been endorsed by Bernie Sanders, by a margin of 37% to 34% in the August primary election.[8] Davids defeated incumbent Republican Kevin Yoder in the November 6, 2018, general election. This made her the first openly gay Native American in Congress, the first openly LGBTQ member of the Kansas congressional delegation, the first openly gay person representing Kansas on the federal level. Along with Deb Haaland, she was also one of the first Native American women in Congress.
The Cocktail:
Whiskey Punch
1/4 cup honey syrup
4 cups lemonade
3 cups whiskey
4 cups club soda
(makes 12 drinks)
Drinkability: 5
Drunkabiltiy: 3
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 5
Comments: - basically a cold hot toddy
From "Knockout Punch" hosted by Irish Knockout
Wednesday, August 12, 2015
June, 2015 - Patti LuPone - Raspberry-Rum Lemonade Punch
Patti LuPone
Patti Ann LuPone (born April 21, 1949 in Northport, Long Island) is an American actress and singer, best known for her work in stage musicals. She is a two-time Grammy Award winner and a two-time Tony Award winner. She is also a 2006 American Theater Hall of Fame inductee. LuPone was part of the first graduating class of Juilliard's Drama Division (1968–1972: Group 1), which also included actors Kevin Kline and David Ogden Stiers. She graduated from Juilliard in 1972 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. LuPone made her Broadway debut in Three Sisters in 1973. She won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role as Eva Perón in the 1979 original Broadway production of Evita. She played Fantine in the original London cast of Les Misérables and Moll in The Cradle Will Rock, winning the 1985 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for
her work in both.
Other stage musical performances include her Tony nominated role as Reno Sweeney in the 1987 revival of Anything Goes, her Olivier nominated role as Norma Desmond in the 1993 original production of Sunset Boulevard in London, her Tony nominated role as Mrs. Lovett in the 2005
production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, her Tony Award winning role as Mama Rose in the 2007 revival of Gypsy, and her Tony nominated role as Lucia in the 2010 original production of Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.
LuPone opposes recording, photographs, and other electronic distractions in live theatre. "Where's the elegance?" she asked in a blog post on her official site. "I mean, I'm glad they show up because God knows it's a dying art form and I guess I'm glad they're all comfortable, sleeping, eating and drinking, things they should be doing at home and in a restaurant. But it's just not done in the theatre or shouldn't be." LuPone has been the subject of some controversy due to the bluntness of her
statements regarding this matter.
A related incident occurred at the second to last performance of Gypsy on January 10, 2009. LuPone, irritated by flash photography, stopped in the middle of "Rose's Turn" and loudly demanded that the interloper be removed from the theatre. After he was removed, LuPone restarted her number. The audience applauded her stance.
The Drink:
Raspberry-Rum Lemonade Punch
Muddle the zest of 4 lemons (in wide strips) with 1 pint raspberries and ½ cup sugar. Transfer to a punch bowl and add 2 cups lemon juice, 1 ½ cups dark rum, 1 cup raspberries and some lemon slices. Add 2 cups sparkling wine. Serve over ice.
Drinkability: 2
Drunkability: 2
Taxic Diversity: 4
Accessibility: 2
Priority of Conservation: 2
Comments:
From "Women of Long Island" by Fluffy Ruffle
Patti Ann LuPone (born April 21, 1949 in Northport, Long Island) is an American actress and singer, best known for her work in stage musicals. She is a two-time Grammy Award winner and a two-time Tony Award winner. She is also a 2006 American Theater Hall of Fame inductee. LuPone was part of the first graduating class of Juilliard's Drama Division (1968–1972: Group 1), which also included actors Kevin Kline and David Ogden Stiers. She graduated from Juilliard in 1972 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. LuPone made her Broadway debut in Three Sisters in 1973. She won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role as Eva Perón in the 1979 original Broadway production of Evita. She played Fantine in the original London cast of Les Misérables and Moll in The Cradle Will Rock, winning the 1985 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for
her work in both.
Other stage musical performances include her Tony nominated role as Reno Sweeney in the 1987 revival of Anything Goes, her Olivier nominated role as Norma Desmond in the 1993 original production of Sunset Boulevard in London, her Tony nominated role as Mrs. Lovett in the 2005
production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, her Tony Award winning role as Mama Rose in the 2007 revival of Gypsy, and her Tony nominated role as Lucia in the 2010 original production of Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.
LuPone opposes recording, photographs, and other electronic distractions in live theatre. "Where's the elegance?" she asked in a blog post on her official site. "I mean, I'm glad they show up because God knows it's a dying art form and I guess I'm glad they're all comfortable, sleeping, eating and drinking, things they should be doing at home and in a restaurant. But it's just not done in the theatre or shouldn't be." LuPone has been the subject of some controversy due to the bluntness of her
statements regarding this matter.
A related incident occurred at the second to last performance of Gypsy on January 10, 2009. LuPone, irritated by flash photography, stopped in the middle of "Rose's Turn" and loudly demanded that the interloper be removed from the theatre. After he was removed, LuPone restarted her number. The audience applauded her stance.
The Drink:
Raspberry-Rum Lemonade Punch
Muddle the zest of 4 lemons (in wide strips) with 1 pint raspberries and ½ cup sugar. Transfer to a punch bowl and add 2 cups lemon juice, 1 ½ cups dark rum, 1 cup raspberries and some lemon slices. Add 2 cups sparkling wine. Serve over ice.
Drinkability: 2
Drunkability: 2
Taxic Diversity: 4
Accessibility: 2
Priority of Conservation: 2
Comments:
From "Women of Long Island" by Fluffy Ruffle
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
June, 2010 - Adventurers - Six-Toe Punch
Six-Toe Punch
2 entire lemon peels
2 oz. lemon juice
10 large Demerara sugar cubes
24 raspberries
6 oz. Hendrick’s gin
3 oz. El Dorado three-year- aged rum
1 1/2 oz. Strega liqueur
12 oz. soda water
Drinkability: 3
Drunkability: 2
Taxic Diversity: 4
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: 3.5
Comments: "if someone puts it in my hand, I'll do it justice."
From Lady Adventurers hosted by, I'll never tell.
2 entire lemon peels
2 oz. lemon juice
10 large Demerara sugar cubes
24 raspberries
6 oz. Hendrick’s gin
3 oz. El Dorado three-year- aged rum
1 1/2 oz. Strega liqueur
12 oz. soda water
Drinkability: 3
Drunkability: 2
Taxic Diversity: 4
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: 3.5
Comments: "if someone puts it in my hand, I'll do it justice."
From Lady Adventurers hosted by, I'll never tell.
June, 2010 - Adventurers - Piper's Punch
Piper's Punch
For cinnamon syrup:
2 cups granulated sugar
15 sticks cinnamon
For honey syrup:
1 cup honey
1/2 peach
9 oz. fresh lemon juice
2 oz. cinnamon syrup
4 oz. honey syrup
24 oz. Famous Grouse blended Scotch
12 oz. rooibos tea
6 oz. fresh grapefruit juice
2 1/2 oz. rhum orange liqueur
2 oz. pineapple juice
Ice, frozen in two clean, quart-size takeout containers
For garnish:
Sprig of mint
Pineapple round
2 to 4 lemon rounds
2 to 4 grapefruit rounds
Cinnamon Syrup: Combine 2 cups of water, sugar, and cinnamon sticks in saucepan and simmer until sugar dissolves. Allow to cool for at least 1 hour. Strain. Will keep for 2 weeks.
Honey Syrup: Combine honey with 1 cup hot water. Stir until combined. Cool.
Instructions: Slice peach and muddle in plastic bowl with lemon juice, cinnamon syrup, and honey syrup. Add remaining ingredients and let sit for 20 minutes. Strain into a punch bowl over big ice. Garnish with mint and rounds of pineapple, lemon, and grapefruit. Pour in punch glasses. Serves 8.
Drinkability: 3
Drunkability: 2
Taxic Diversity: 3.5
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 3
Comments: "tart, and you have to make cinnamon syrup"
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For cinnamon syrup:
2 cups granulated sugar
15 sticks cinnamon
For honey syrup:
1 cup honey
1/2 peach
9 oz. fresh lemon juice
2 oz. cinnamon syrup
4 oz. honey syrup
24 oz. Famous Grouse blended Scotch
12 oz. rooibos tea
6 oz. fresh grapefruit juice
2 1/2 oz. rhum orange liqueur
2 oz. pineapple juice
Ice, frozen in two clean, quart-size takeout containers
For garnish:
Sprig of mint
Pineapple round
2 to 4 lemon rounds
2 to 4 grapefruit rounds
Cinnamon Syrup: Combine 2 cups of water, sugar, and cinnamon sticks in saucepan and simmer until sugar dissolves. Allow to cool for at least 1 hour. Strain. Will keep for 2 weeks.
Honey Syrup: Combine honey with 1 cup hot water. Stir until combined. Cool.
Instructions: Slice peach and muddle in plastic bowl with lemon juice, cinnamon syrup, and honey syrup. Add remaining ingredients and let sit for 20 minutes. Strain into a punch bowl over big ice. Garnish with mint and rounds of pineapple, lemon, and grapefruit. Pour in punch glasses. Serves 8.
Drinkability: 3
Drunkability: 2
Taxic Diversity: 3.5
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 3
Comments: "tart, and you have to make cinnamon syrup"
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