With Mother’s Day coming up (Sunday 27th March), it is the perfect chance to show our mum’s just how much they mean to us. So, why not show a little extra love by mixing up a sweet cocktail surprise?
Whether it’s a light and fruity cocktail with breakfast in bed, something bubbly to sip outside while you enjoy the spring weather or a simple classic, there’s no better day to share a drink with mum.
Drink retailer The Bottle Club has teamed up with leading mixologist, Michele Lombardi to create three delicious cocktail recipes that are guaranteed to bring her some much-needed cheer this Mother’s Day.
1. CLUBMAMA
This cocktail is a tasty riff of a classic Clover Club. Using strawberries for a fresh fruity element and egg white for a delicate texture. Fantastic to sip in a garden while enjoying the good weather.
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Ingredients:
- 50ml (1.6 oz) Beefeater 24
- 20ml (0.6oz) fresh lemon juice
- 15ml (0.5oz) of sugar syrup
- 1 egg white
- 2 fresh strawberries
Method:
- Chop and put your fresh strawberries in a cocktail shaker.
- Smash them with a muddler.
- Pour all the ingredients and shake without ice to get a nice froth.
- Fill up your cocktail shaker with ice, shake and strain in a chilled coupe glass.
- Garnish with a fresh strawberry.
2. MOTHER’S COSMO
A super tasty twist on a classic Cosmopolitan. This cocktail combines fresh raspberries and orange Saccharum, instead of cranberry and triple sec, which perfectly matches Gordon’s Sicilian lemon gin.
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Ingredients:
- 45ml (1.5oz) Gordon’s Sicilian lemon Gin
- 20ml (0.6oz) Fresh lime juice
- 15ml (0.5 oz) Orange Saccharum
- 2 fresh raspberries
Method:
- To make your orange Saccharum, you need a small jar or a plastic container, 4 oranges and 100 grams of caster sugar.
- Mix the peel of the oranges with sugar, shake everything and let them rest for 24 hours. You will get a nice orange syrup full of flavour (that syrup is called Saccharum).
- To make the drink, grab your cocktail shaker, muddle 2 fresh raspberries, add all the ingredients and fill it up with ice.
- Shake and strain in a chilled cocktail coupe and garnish with one leftover orange peel from your orange Saccharum.
3. GOOD AFTERNOON, MUM
This drink is a refreshing reimagining of a British cocktail. Adding some honey and English breakfast tea that perfectly blends with a splash of English sparkling wine.
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Ingredients:
- 45ml (1.5oz) Hendrick’s gin
- 20ml (0.6oz) fresh lime juice
- 15 ml (0.5oz) Honey and English breakfast tea mix
- 4 mint leaves
- English sparkling wine
Method:
- For your honey and tea mix, infuse a English breakfast tea in hot water, then mix the tea with the honey using the ratio 1:1, stir and let the mixture chill down and here you have your syrup ready to go.
- Grab your cocktail shaker, add all the ingredients and fill it up with ice.
- Shake and strain in a chilled cocktail coupe and then add a splash of English sparkling wine on top.
- Garnish with a mint leaf.
