12 Mindful Mother's Day Cocktails and Mocktails
Toast to the mom in your life.
Matt Taylor-Gross / Food Styling by Lucy Simon / Props from HAY
Sure, breakfast in bed can be a really nice way to celebrate the mother in your life, but parenting can be very thirsty work so don't forget the pairing. Raising kids is intensely rewarding, but it can be totally stressful too. I mean, have you ever experienced a toddler at 4 p.m.? A tween who wants a cell phone? A teenager who wants the car keys? You might want a cocktail (or a mocktail), too. Here are a few fantastic drinks, some with alcohol and some without, that are steadying, well-balanced, and entirely delicious. These Mother's Day cocktails and mocktails might just be the perfect way to celebrate a mom and tip your hat to the realities of parenting.
Bloody Majestic
Jennifer Causey / Food Styling by Emily Nabors Hall / Prop Styling by Christine Keely
You can't go wrong with majestic in the name ?— or call it a golden Bloody Mary. This light, bright brunch cocktail variation is a vibrant way to toast a mom, containing ultra-premium sake with pineapple notes and fragrant citrus basil bitters.
Soft Arms
Matt Taylor-Gross / Food Styling by Lucy Simon / Glasses from Mamo
The obviously comforting name combined with soothing, low-alcohol ingredients, like sherry and blanc vermouth, are great reasons to dedicate this drink to a mom ?— especially if Riesling's her thing.
Cherry Red
Matt Taylor-Gross / Food Styling by Oset Babür-Winter
Mother's Day coincides with the very start of cherry season, and this nonalcoholic sipper is a lovely way to celebrate both. It's sweet, tart, and a little spicy, thanks to homemade cinnamon syrup.
Screwdriver
Matt Taylor-Gross / Food Styling by Lucy Simon
Pair this brunch beverage with breakfast in bed or a new juicer for mom. The extra effort for freshly squeezed OJ goes a long way, and citrus has all kinds of symbolism ?— longevity in Japanese culture, good fortune in Chinese culture, and health, love, and even pregnancy in Italy.
Mai Tai
Matt Taylor-Gross / Food Styling by Lucy Simon
Why not make a classic Mai Tai for the mother that really needs a vacation ?— yes, right this very minute ?— but may not be able to take one. You might even want to garnish it with a tiny paper umbrella.
Tea Party
Matt Taylor-Gross / Food Styling by Lucy Simon / Props from HAY
This springtime sipper's celebratory and potentially a nod to the nostalgia of playing or attending tea parties with your mom. Naturally floral and aromatic lychee blends seamlessly with the perfumed elderflower liqueur St-Germain for a well-balanced cocktail.
Riesling Sangria with Lychees
This fresh, fruit-filled sangria is a terrific addition to a festive Mother's Day brunch, particularly if you're entertaining a crowd. Give the mother in your life the biggest glass with the most fruit. She deserves it.
Pineapple-Sake Sangria with Jalape?o
? Luis Garcia
If the mom in your life likes spice more than sweet, whip up this tangy, sake-based sangria that gets its kick from jalape?o simple syrup. Remind her how great she is.
Soufflé Espresso Martini
Food and Wine /Tim Nusog
For the mom who needs a little pick-me-up, this elevated espresso martini is just the drink. With its frothy coffee foam topper of egg white, sugar, and espresso, it's a lightened, more decadent version of the original — because Mother's Day isn't just any old day.
The Retropolitan
Jennifer Causey / Food Styling by Margaret Monroe Dickey / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen
The Retropolitan is reminiscent of a grown-up fruit punch your mom can sip anytime between brunch and dessert. Sliced strawberries take a dip in Aperol overnight for a quick infusion which yields enough peachy-colored strawberry-infused Aperol to make eight cocktails — as well as boozy strawberries that you can serve over lemon sorbet.
Lady Lavender's Mocktail
With herbal notes from lavender and basil, this is a bright, bubbly, nonalcoholic drink to serve on a breakfast tray to a mom who hasn't slept through the night in months.
Montenegro Paloma
This riff on the classic tequila cocktail celebrates sweetness and gentleness with orange and rosewater notes from Amaro Montenegro.
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