9 easy at-home cocktails to thank mom with this Mother's Day

If mom is missing Cinco de Mayo and the Kentucky Derby, try this refreshing combination — and make this unique blackberry simple syrup using easy-to-find ingredients.Ingredients: 2 oz. G.H. Mumm Grand Cordon Champagne1.5 oz. Avion Blanco Tequila 1/2 oz. blackberry cinnamon syrup (1 cup water, 1 pack blueberries, 2 cinnamon sticks, 1 cup sugar)1/2 oz. fresh lime juice Instructions:Make blackberry cinnamon syrup: Combine one cup of water, one pack of blackberries, and two cinnamon sticks broken up in a small saucepan. Warm the ingredients on medium heat until the blackberries start to split and release juice. Add one cup of sugar and gently stir to dissolve. Allow the syrup to cool down, then strain out the solids.Combine all ingredients into a cocktail shaker, and fill with iceShake to chill and strain into a rocks glass over iceTop with G.H. Mumm Champagne (available on Drinks & Co)Garnish with fresh mint, lime, and fresh grated cinnamonFor something that provides a caffeine kick, mix up a sweet and indulgent Irish coffee.Ingredients:1 Part Slane Whiskey2/3 parts Chambord simple syrup (1 part Chambord, 1 part granulated sugar)Freshly brewed espresso coffeeWhipped creamChocolate shavings Instructions:Make Chambord simple syrup: Reduce granulated sugar and ChambordPrepare espresso shotAdd boiling water to halfway glassAdd Chambord syrup, espresso, and whiskeyMake Chambord whipped creamStir, then top with cream float and garnish with chocolate shavingsChambord whipped cream ingredients:1.5 cup chilled heavy whipping cream1 oz. Chambord3 tablespoons sugar1/4 teaspoon vanillaInstructions:Combine ingredients in a mixing bowl; cream should be straight from the refrigeratorWhip; check taste when cream has slight peaks that do not holdAdd more sugar or liquor to taste if desiredBeat another minute or two until cream is whipped. (It has peaks that bend and curl at the tips.)If you have a mixer, use it!Then just pop a dollop of the whipped cream on top of a Slane CoffeeInfluencer Tracey's final recommendation: A black cherry and blackberry bubbly to fizzle a smile into any mom's day.Ingredients:Vista Bay Black Cherry Hard SeltzerBlackberry fruit spread with 75% fruitFresh blackberriesSpecially Selected Premium 100% Juices Black Cherry JuiceInstructions:In a highball glass, add one tablespoon blackberry fruit spread, four fresh blackberries, and 1/4 cup black cherry juiceMuddle to combineFill highball glass with ice and top with black cherry hard seltzerTracey also offers a mimosa for a more classic cocktail, but with a special fruity surprise.Ingredients:Espritza Sparkling White Wine CansBerryhill Apricot PreservesNature's Nectar Mango Passion 100% JuiceInstructions:In a cocktail shaker tin, combine 2 tablespoons apricot preserves, 1/2 cup mango passion juice, and fill with iceShake vigorously until preserves are diluted and mixed into the juiceStrain mixture evenly into two flutesTop with sparkling wineAnother Tracey hit, this bellini works as a fruity breakfast drink with an alcoholic twist.Ingredients:Espritza Sparkling Rosé Wine CansFresh watermelonSweet harvest peaches in 100% juiceLemon juiceInstructions:Puree 3/4 cup watermelon chunks, 1/3 cup peach slices (with 2 tablespoons of their juice), and 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice in a blenderUsing a fine-mesh strainer, strain into two champagne flutes, then fill to top with sparkling roséCurated by sommelier and founder of Lush Life blog, Sarah Tracey, this sangria includes ingredients you can order into your house. Or swap out juices and sparkling water with the types you have in your refrigerator.Ingredients:Trestoria Rosé CansFresh strawberriesFresh kiwisNature's Nectar Strawberry Kiwi Juice DrinkPurAqua Grapefruit Belle Vie Sparkling Flavored WaterInstructions:Dice two kiwis and six strawberries and place in pitcherAdd 1/2 cup strawberry kiwi juice and two scoops of iceAdd one can of Trestoria rosé and stir to combinePour into stemmed sangria or wine glassesTop off with grapefruit sparkling waterGarnish with a strawberry sliceA little more classic, this four-ingredient cocktail packs a powerful punch despite its elegant appearance.Ingredients:2 oz. Argonaut Speculator Brandy Ginger beer or ginger ale 1-2 dashes of aromatic bitters Long lemon peel garnishInstructions:Combine ingredients into a tall Collins glassShow mom she's good as gold by making your own honey-based syrup for this Gold Rush.Ingredients:2 oz. Argonaut Fat Thumb3/4 oz. fresh lemon juice3/4 oz. honey syrupInstructions:Make honey syrup: Take two parts raw honey and one part warm water, stir to combineMuddle ingredients in a glass over iceCitrus and champagne with a touch of simple syrup: This concoction hits all the flavors — sweet, sour, and bitter.Ingredients:1.5 oz. Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge3/4 oz. fresh lemon juice1 bar spoon simple syrup2 oz. dry French champagneOrange twirl garnishInstructions:Combine Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge, simple syrup, and fresh lemon juice in a shaker tinAdd ice and shakeFine strain into a chilled flute or coupe glassTop with dry French champagneGarnish with an orange twirl

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9 easy at-home cocktails to thank mom with this Mother's Day

9. Cinco de Derby

8. Slane and Chambord Irish Coffee

7. Cherry Blackberry Smash

6. Apricot Mango Passion Mimosa

5. Watermelon Rosé Bellini

4. Strawberry Kiwi Rosè Sangria

3. Horse's Neck

2. Gold Rush

1. Grand 75