Toast Mother’s Day with a Bettys tipple
Mother’s Day is nearly here, and if you’re planning to spend precious time with Mum, you may be looking for ideas to make her day extra-special. Perhaps you already have flowers and a cake ready. So how about raising a toast to her with a delicious Bettys-inspired cocktail?
To help you fill those empty glasses, here are three elegant yet easy-to-make cocktail recipes – plus a little extra shot – shared by the distilling experts at Harrogate Tipple. Each one uses a liqueur that you’ll find in our Harrogate Tipple box, an exclusive trio of liqueurs created in homage to iconic Bettys flavours: After Dinner Mint, Swiss Chocolate and Afternoon Tea Blend. So tell Mum to put her feet up while you mix her a cocktail, or pass her the shaker and have fun making these together.
Bettys BuckGinger ale and lemon juice feature in this sister cocktail to the well known ‘mule’ – with the addition of gin and mint liqueur, it certainly delivers a kick.
Ingredients
Method
Fill a glass with ice cubes. Add the mint liqueur, lemon juice and gin. Top up with a refreshing ginger ale and add the sprig of mint for decoration.
Chocolate Martini
If Mum loves chocolate, she’ll adore this twist on the classic martini recipe. Why not spoil her some more with a luxurious box of chocolates to enjoy while sipping?
Ingredients
Method
Wet the rim of the cocktail glass using a small amount of the chocolate liqueur, then dip and roll it in the chocolate powder. Pour the chocolate liqueur and vodka into a cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes and shake vigorously. Strain into your prepared glass.
G & Tea
It wouldn’t be Bettys without afternoon tea, would it? Although you could always treat Mum to the real experience, too.
Ingredients
Method
Half fill the glass with ice. Slice the strawberries, then add to the glass along with the orange slice. Add the tea liqueur then stir. Finish by pouring the tonic water over. Add a dash of lemon juice, stir again and place the sprig of mint to garnish.
After Eight Shot
Like our Lady Betty Peppermint Creams, this indulgent chocolate-mint shot makes a wonderful end to dinner.
Ingredients
Method
Fill the shaker with ice cubes. Add all the ingredients and shake vigorously, then strain into a shot glass.
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