Host the Perfect Mother’s Day Brunch With These Colorful Cocktails
10 May 2019 by Jose Eledra in Cuisine, General, Gift Guide, Home, Pleasure, Products, Spirits, Woman
There’s no better way to celebrate Mother’s Day than with a special Sunday brunch. Impress mom by planning the perfect menu complete with all of her favorite food and drinks, including beautiful brunch cocktails.
Try adding one of these delicious, brunch-friendly recipes from Johnnie Walker, Tanqueray, Buchanan’s, Tequila Don Julio, Baileys and Singleton to your Mother’s Day menu for an elevated touch. From a classic brunch cocktail like the French 75 to a simple serve boasting fresh fruit flavors like La Fresa, these Mother’s Day cocktails are sure to start her day off right.
The Jane Walker
by Mixologist Lulu Martinez
Ingredients:
1.5 oz. Johnnie Walker Black Label The Jane Walker Edition
1 oz Grapefruit juice
2 oz Ginger Ale
1 dash Angostura Bitters
Method: Build in Glass. Pour Scotch, grapefruit juice and ginger ale into ice filled Collins glass. Add 1 dash of Angostura bitters. Gently stir and garnish with a grapefruit slice. Enjoy!
Garnish: Grapefruit Slice
Glassware: Collins Glass
La Fresa
by Mica Rousseau of Mexico City
Ingredients:
1/3 oz Tequila Don Julio Reposado
3/4 oz White Zinfandel
1/2 oz Strawberry Puree
1 tsp Fresh Lemon Juice
Dehydrated Strawberries
Method: Combine Tequila Don Julio Reposado, White Zinfandel, strawberry puree, and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker over ice. Shake well. Strain contents into a coupe glass.
Garnish: Dehydrated strawberries
SCOTCH 75
Ingredients:
1.25 oz The Singleton of Glendullan 12 Year Old
.5 oz Lemon juice
.5 oz Simple syrup
Top up with sparkling wine
Method: Add all ingredients except the sparkling wine into a shaker. Add ice and shake until chilled. Strain into a flute glass then top up with the sparkling wine and garnish.
Garnish: Lemon twist
Glassware: Flute
Blossom Berry
by Mixologist Jane Danger
Ingredients:
3 oz Baileys Almande
1/8 oz Orange Blossom Water
2 drops Vanilla Extract
1 oz Simple Syrup
1 oz Lemon Juice
3 Strawberries Halved
Orange Slice for Garnish
Lemon Slice for Garnish
Method: Combine Baileys Almande, orange blossom water, vanilla extract, simple syrup, lemon juice, strawberries and ice into a blender. Blend until smooth. Pour contents into glass.
Garnish: Orange and lemon slice
French 75
Ingredients:
1 oz Tanqueray No.TEN
.5 oz Fresh lemon juice
.5 oz Simple syrup
3 oz sparkling wine to top
Method: Shake Tanqueray No. TEN, fresh lemon juice, simple syrup, and pour over ice. Top with 3 oz Sparkling wine.
Garnish: Lemon twist
Glassware: Flute
Buchanan’s Pineapple Cranberry
Ingredients:
1.5 oz. Buchanan’s DeLuxe 12 Year Old
3 oz. Pineapple Juice
3 oz. Cranberry Juice
Method:
Combine Buchanan’s DeLuxe 12 Year Old Scotch Whisky, pineapple juice and cranberry juice. Serve over ice. Garnish with pineapple slice and cherry.
Garnish: Pineapple slice with cherry
Glassware: Highball
Ice: Cubed