With Mother’s Day approaching this weekend, we’ve put together a delicious selection of cocktails that can be made from the ease of your home.
See the recipes below and happy sipping!
Rose Spritz by Fentimans
For a refreshing alternative to the traditional glass of bubbly, Fentimans suggests giving Prosecco a rose tint with the Rose Spritz cocktail. An attractive cocktail, perfect for Mother’s Day, the drink combines two classic flavours to create an aromatic and effervescent cocktail, simply top up a glass of Prosecco with Fentimans Rose Lemonade and garnish with strawberries.
For gin lovers, the Hendricks and Rose is an alternative to this and is a real treat.
Method:
For the simple Rose Spritz, simple serve Prosecco chilled and top up with Rose Lemonade.
For the Hendricks and Rose serve on ice, mix Hendricks Gin, Rose Lemonade and Elderflower syrup, garnish with sliced cucumber or another garnish of your choice.
5 to 7 by St James Bar Sofitel
When-not-in-Rome, the 5 to 7 celebrates the sacred Italian concept of Aperitivo. With Campari-infused coffee, Amaro Montenegro and pink grapefruit soda, this cocktail will give your Mum a delicious taste of La Dolce Vita.
10ml Amaro Montenegro
20ml Campari infused coffee*
45ml Antica Formula
Top up with pink grapefruit soda
Garnish: Twist lemon & twist orange
Method:
Stir all the ingredients with ice and strain them into a chilled glass. Top up with Three Cents pink grapefruit soda. For the Campari coffee, infuse 1 Campari bottle with 20 coffee beans for 24 hours and strain it.
The Crave Buster by Amplify
Aimed at mums-to-be, The Crave Buster combines the salty flavour of pickle brine with apple juice, helping to hit the spot when it comes to commonly craved acidic and salty flavours during pregnancy. The brine works with the apple juice to provide sweet and savoury flavours whilst incorporating a whole host of vitamins to promote healthy eating and drinking too.
50ml Amplify
12.5ml Pickle Juice
10ml Lime Juice
60ml Apple Juice
15ml Sugar Syrup
Method:
Add Amplify, Pickle juice, lime juice, apple juice and sugar syrup with ice in a cocktail shaker and shake hard to combine. Strain and add into a glass filled with ice and top with soda. Garnish with a pickle.
Amplify is available to buy at Morrisons and other online retailers, priced at £15.
