7 Mother’s Day Recipes You Need To Try By Using Glenmorangie And Moët & Chandon
Mother’s Day is around the corner and we understand you want her to feel special. But beyond the obvious food or chocolate deliveries and flower arrangements, there’s something else that you may not have thought of. How about turning bartender for the day and whipping up some delicious drinks for mom? Not only does she truly get to unwind but you also get brownie points for your cocktail skills. Here are seven recipes you can try from that use Glenmorangie whisky and Moet & Chandon champagne, both widely available and absolute gems on their own.
Glenmorangie Cocktails
Matheson Sour
Ingredients:
50 ml – Glenmorangie Original
25 ml – freshly squeezed lemon juice
10 ml – Elderflower cordial
10 ml – Orgeat syrup
1 dash – Aromatic Bitters
Garnish: Flamed Orange Twist
Directions:
Shake all the ingredients with cubed ice in a cocktail shaker.
Double strain into a glass.
Finish with flamed orange zest.
Glassware: Coupe
The Original Mizuari
Ingredients:
50 ml – Glenmorangie Original
5 ml – Benedictine Juice
15 ml – Lime juice
10 ml – Honey
50 ml – Coconut Water
50 ml – Sparkling Water
Garnish – Long Twist
Directions:
Build ingredients over cubed ice in glass, then stir to combine.
Garnish with a long twist of Orange zest.
Glassware: Highball
Lasanta Old Fashioned
Ingredients:
50 ml – Glenmorangie Lasanta
4 dashes – Aromatic Bitters
1 bar spoon – Brown sugar
Garnish – Orange Twist
Directions:
Combine the ingredients in glass.
Mix and muddle to dissolve sugar
Add ice and stir to chill and slightly dilute
Finish with an orange twist
Moët & Chandon Cocktails
Impérial 1869
Ingredients:
15ml – Agave Syrup
2 Dashes – Grapefruit Bitters
1 Dash – Orange Flower Water
100ml – Moët & Chandon Brut Impérial Champagne
Directions:
Pour all the ingredients into the coupe glass and top with Champagne. Garnish with edible flowers.
La Favorite
Ingredients:
10ml – Benedictine
15ml – Lemon Juice
15ml – Honey Syrup
75ml – Moët & Chandon Rosé Impérial
Directions:
Add the first three ingredients into a cocktail shaker. Shake with cubed ice and strain into a champagne flute and top with Champagne.
French 75
Ingredients:
15ml – Lemon Juice
10ml – Sugar Syrup
25ml – Belvedere Vodka
75ml – Moët & Chandon Brut Impérial
Directions:
Shake everything except the Champagne and strain into a highball glass. Top with the Champagne and garnish with either a lemon slice or zest and serve with a smile.
Punch Romaine
Ingredients:
25ml – White rum
20ml – White wine
10ml – simple syrup
10ml – lemon juice
20ml – fresh orange juice
1 egg white
75ml – Moët & Chandon Brut Impérial
Directions:
In an ice-filled cocktail shaker, combine egg white, rum, wine, simple syrup, lemon and orange juice and shake with cubed ice. Mold crushed ice into a ball and place in a large coupe glass, and pour drink around it and top with champagne. Garnish with orange peel.
With so many options to choose from, you could easily spend a long, luxurious afternoon and evening treating your mother while you take up bar duties. Which ones are you going to try first? Let us know in the comments below.
