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

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