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ORGANIZATIONS She Shakes, Lindsay Nader (Harvard and Stone) competes in the L.A. edition of Speed Rack. LADY 'TENDERS SHOW WHAT THEY'VE GOT AS SPEED RACK SWEEPS THE NATION By Rachel Burkons She Pours! F 76 / the tasting panel / april 2012 lipping through the pages of THE TASTING PANEL, it's easy to see that this industry is jam-packed with talented female mixologists. Nonetheless, it's not always easy to break into the biz for women, who still on occasion fi nd themselves running shaker-fi rst into the cocktail glass ceiling. "I really wanted to be a cocktail bartender," says Ivy Mix, "and for a long time, a lot of the response I got was, 'No, you're going to be a cocktail waitress.' And that's not entirely uncommon." Although Ivy had successfully found her place behind the stick, she sensed that there was a certain girl-power qual- ity missing from the mixology commu- nity. Although organizations like LUPEC (Ladies United in the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails) had provided a an outlet for like-minded women to talk shop and come together, Ivy felt certain that there was an untapped arena for additional lady cocktail camaraderie. "I started thinking about how there wasn't a specifi c space for women more as I pushed forward in my career," explains Ivy, who shared this sentiment with another successful NYC female mixi, Lynette Marrero. Together, the pair founded the fi rst-ever female only cocktail competition, and Speed Rack,