Here’s to you, Mom

We all love our mothers to some degree. After all, they are mostly responsible for us all being here. Sorry dads—we appreciate all your hard work too, but you didn’t have to lug us around for months on end, and endure all that is pregnancy and childbirth.

We all love our mothers to some degree. After all, they are mostly responsible for us all being here. Sorry dads—we appreciate all your hard work too, but you didn’t have to lug us around for months on end, and endure all that is pregnancy and childbirth.

On Mother’s Day we celebrate the women who have brought us into this world. And as is the tradition with most families, we all need a bit of a drink to toast, to be merry, or to merely tolerate each other’s presence. Here are a few cocktails to help celebrate with mom.

As always the Vanguard recommends that you drink responsibly.

 

Tea time!

  • 1 3/4 oz vodka or gin
  • 1 oz iced tea. You can use sweet iced tea if that is your taste.
  • 1/4 oz lemon juice
  • Lemon wedge

Put it together and shake it up! Pour into a martini glass and use the lemon wedge as a garnish.

Mimosa

  • 2 oz orange juice
  • Champagne

It’s simple. It’s a classic—and for a good reason. For a mimosa, pour orange juice into a champagne flute and top off with champagne.

Bellini

  • 2 oz peach puree
  • Champagne

The Bellini takes the Mimosa one step further—replacing the champagne with a sparkling wine such as Prosseco, and using peach puree instead of orange juice. You can use peach juice if you don’t have peach puree laying around the house. First add the puree to a champagne flute and then top off with Champagne. Try dropping in a couple raspberries to sweeten it up even further.

Mint julep

  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1 oz water
  • Mint leaves, a lot
  • Crushed ice
  • 3 oz bourbon

If Mother’s Day turns out to be sunny and bright, a mint julep may just accent the day nicely.

In a mixing glass, put two teaspoons of sugar, and just a little bit of water to dissolve the sugar. Then add some mint leaves. Different recipes demand different numbers of mint leaves, but you’re basically just going to want a lot. Muddle the sugar, water and leaves. Pour the muddled mix into an old fashioned glass. Pour in 3 oz of bourbon and then add enough crushed iced to fill the glass. ?