The mothers in your life always deserve to be celebrated, but Mother’s Day is an especially great occasion to shake up something special. Treat mom with one (or more, we won’t judge) of these cocktails that are almost as beautiful as she is!
Miami Spice
by E11EVEN Vodka
Photo by Mixoloworld
Ingredients:
- 2 oz E11EVEN Vodka
- 1 oz hibiscus syrup
- 3/4 oz lemon juice
- 3 strawberries
- 3 slices jalapeno
Preparation: Muddle the strawberries and jalapeno in a shaker with the hibiscus syrup. Add the lemon juice and vodka and shake. Fine strain into rocks glass and garnish with a strawberry and jalapeno slice.
St. Tropez
by La Fête du Rosé
- 4 oz La Fête du Rosé
- 1 oz silver tequila
- 1 oz fresh lime juice
- 1 1/2 oz of simple syrup
Preparation: Add all ingredients to a tin with ice. Shake. Strain into salt rimmed glass with ice. Garnish with lime wheel.
Rose Gulab
from Byblos Miami
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 oz Ketel One vodka
- 3/4 oz pomegranate syrup
- 3/4 oz lemon juice
Preparation: Add all the ingredients into a shaker. Fill with ice. Shake and strain into a glass. If you’re feeling fancy, garnish the drink with 4 to 6 rose petals and a spritz of lemon zest. At Byblos, they use homemade pomegranate syrup, but feel free to muddle whatever berries are left in the fridge.
Make Me Blush
Created for Giselle Miami
Make Me Blush is an herbaceous gin cocktail with citrus notes. The Martini includes a table-side presentation of violet liqueur ‘perfume’ sprays which bring floral notes and aromas to the cocktail much like those reminiscent memories of mothers spritzing on their favorite scent.
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Atian Dry Rose Gin
- 1/2 oz blood orange syrup
- 1/2 oz tamarind syrup
- 1 oz lemon
Table-side: 3 perfume sprays of violet liqueur
Preparation: Add all ingredients into a tin and shake vigorously. Strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with flower petals and once served, spray the cocktail with violet liqueur.
Forbidden Fruit Sangria
Created for Level 6 Rooftop
Ingredients:
- 2 oz White Wine
- 1/2 oz Sherry Lychee juice
- 3/4 oz lavender
- 1 bar spoon of Butterfly Pea Powder
- 2 oz Prosecco
- Fresh Fruits
Preparation: Combine all ingredients in a wine glass with ice, add fruits, top with prosecco and stir.
Madame Butterfly
Created for Queen Miami Beach
Photo by Sebastian Bednarski
“The Madame Butterfly is a refreshing blend of cucumber, shiso, and lime juice. With herbal notes of green chartreuse, this specialty cocktail is infused with vodka and finished with soft notes of honey and rhubarb.” – Karol Ansaldi, Bar Manager at Queen Miami Beach
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 oz Ketel One Vodka
- 1/4 oz green chartreuse
- 1 1/2 oz shiso & cucumber water
- 1 oz lime juice
- 3/4 oz honey
- 2 dashes rhubarb bitters
Preparation: Build all ingredients in tin shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a Collins glass with fresh ice. Garnish with watermelon radish.
Fancy Paloma
from Sweet Liberty
Photo by Michael Pisarri
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 oz Altos Blanco tequila
- 3/4 oz Cointreau
- 1/4 oz Select Aperitivo
- 1 oz grapefruit juice
- 1/2 oz lime juice
- 1/2 oz pink peppercorn infused agave nectar
- 5 dashes pink peppercorn tincture
- 3 dashes saline solution
Preparation: Combine all ingredients in a shaker. Shake and strain on Collins ice spear in a highball glass. Top with Q grapefruit soda. Stir. Garnish with a grapefruit slice and small pinch of smoked salt on top of grapefruit and straw.
Passionata
from Marion Miami
Photo by Sebastian Bednarski
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Cazadores blanco
- 3/4 oz passion fruit
- 3/4 oz simple syrup
- 3/4 oz lime juice
- 2 oz pineapple juice
- 1/4 oz ginger
Preparation: Combine all ingredients in a shaker, shake vigorously, and strain into a martini coupe. Garnish with a dash of angostura bitters and a Marigold flower.
