3 Best Mother’s Day Cocktails
Mother’s Day is around the corner so it’s time to start planning how you are going to help mom kick her heels up and relax. We recommend creating delicious, custom cocktails to fit mom’s taste. Check out these great Mother’s Day cocktails and make a nice, big batch so you can get in on the relaxation action.
Bloody Mary
Ingredients to serve 6 people:
3.5lb beefsteak tomatoes
0.5 c seafood cocktail sauce
0.25 c Worcestershire sauce
1.5 tsp Worcestershire sauce
0.25 c fresh lemon juice
3 Tbsp grated horseradish
10 dash Tabasco
1.5 tsp kosher salt
1.5 tsp freshly ground pepper
1.5 tsp celery salt
Ice
12 oz vodka
6 celery stalks
Directions:
Puree tomatoes in a food processor until liquefied. Then strain through a fine sieve into a pitcher, making sure to press all juice from the pulp. Discard pulp and stir in all remaining ingredients except ice, vodka, and celery.
Fill each glass with ice, 2 ounces vodka, and about 3/4 cup of mix; stir to combine. Garnish with celery and other yummy accoutrements.
O Fizz
Ingredients to serve 4 people:
3 tsp sugar or simple syrup
12 fresh mint sprigs
3 oz fresh lime juice
Ice
8 oz vodka
Cranberry juice
Fresh raspberries
Directions:
For each fizz, add 3/4 teaspoon sugar or simple syrup, 3 mint sprigs, and 3/4 ounce fresh lime juice to a cocktail shaker. Muddle content with a bar spoon and then add ice to the shaker, along with 2 ounces of vodka and a splash of cranberry juice.
Shake vigorously and strain into a champagne flute. Top the glass with champagne and garnish with a few fresh raspberries and a sprig of mint.
Sangria
Ingredients for 12 people:
1 bottle red wine
1.5 c fresh orange juice
1/3 c brandy
1/3 c sugar
2 pitted and cut into wedges
1 orange
1 lemon
1 sliced
3 c seltzer or club soda
Ice cubes
Directions:
In a three or four-quart pitcher, combine wine, orange juice, brandy, and sugar and stir until the sugar dissolves. Stir in fruit and cucumber.
Cover and refrigerate until well chilled, at least 3 hours or overnight. When it’s time to serve, stir seltzer into the pitcher. Fill the glasses with ice and pour in the sangria.
