ABOUT SPEC

We are excited to host the this relatively new series to Philadelphia, and we hope that you can ascend to the cocktail class with us.  And no, this is not an actual class -- it's a society for those who can (or who want to) appreciate fine spirits & stylish living.

SPEC's Mission....

To evoke the golden age of American elegance as expressed through the art of extraordinary cocktails, to promote the appreciation of vintage glassware, and to create an atmosphere of joie de vivre.

Brief story of how SPEC started....

On a chilly night in October while exploring Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, three bright young things found their way, with the help of insider tips from their friends, into a bar called Kelly's.

Their auspicious discovery of the venue's chic interior – and its notable lack of Appletinis and Red Bull Cosmopolitans on the menu – coincided with their recent obsession with the television show Mad Men, a program that faithfully recreates the look & feel of Manhattan circa 1960, and their study of the amazing cocktail book, Meet Me in The Bar.

While waxing nostalgic for an era they had missed by a tragic mistake of fate and birth, and while sipping their sugar-rimmed sidecars, the trio longed to revisit this particularly elegant moment in history, and, in a burst of whiskey-infused inspiration, they figured out how it just might be possible.  And so SPEC was born.

Join us in celebrating a bygone era in which sipping a well-made martini was, for the cocktail class, simply de rigueur.

Update: This past year one of our former hosts, Mlle. Enelow, has moved to New York City; our newest co-host, Ms. Niamh O'Connell, is our designer and official SPEC photographer.

Your fond hosts....

Mr. Rufus Fowler

Sarah Noble

Mlle. Shonni Enelow