Bring mama a drink! We’re celebrating Mother’s Day this year by toasting with floral cocktails, perfect for late spring and summer, from twists on the ever popular spritz and mimosas, to a seasonal blackberry negroni, our personal favorite. We love updating classics at Taste and Company.  You can find Gray Whale Gin, Cantera Negra Tequila, and Bib & Tucker Small Batch Bourbon at our events on our full bar.  Here’s everything at your fingertips to make mom the perfect brunch cocktail at home, or let us know when you’d like our bar service at your next catered party in Los Angeles!

Blackberry Negroni

The Taste and Company favorite cocktail, negroni, has been given a twist of blackberry to bring home a beautiful berry finish celebrating the spring and summer just right.

1.5 parts Gray Whale Gin
1 part Campari
0.75 part Cocchi Dopo Teatro
6 Fresh Blackberries

Instructions
In a cocktail glass, muddle four blackberries. In a mixing glass, combine Gray Whale Gin, Campari and Cocchi Dopo Teatro. Add ice and stir until chilled. Strain the mixture from the mixing glass into the glass with the muddled blackberries. Garnish with the remaining two blackberries.

Elderflower Spritz

This drink combines Gray Whale Gin with white vermouth, elderflower liqueur and prosecco or cava for a fun & floral take on the classic spritz.

1.5 parts Gray Whale Gin
0.5 part Carpano Bianco
0.5 part Elderflower Liqueur
2 parts Prosecco or Cava
Club Soda
Garnish: Lemon twist

Instructions
Add all ingredients to a wine glass and top with ice. Garnish with lemon twist.

Cantera Negra Blood Orange Mimosa

Brunch never saw this coming, an aperol spritz elevated with a party of tequila and blood orange juice.

1oz Cantera Negra Reposado Tequila
1oz Aperol
2oz freshly squeezed blood orange juice
Champagne or sparkling wine

Instructions
Shake all ingredients (minus champagne). Strain into highball glass over ice. Slowly add champagne to fill. Garnish with a blood orange wheel.

Belle of the Ball

An elegantly sweet and earthy cocktail complete with Bib & Tucker Bourbon, peach and walnut bitters and finished off with an egg white foam for a texture so right.

2 parts Bib & Tucker 6-Year-Old Small Batch Bourbon
1 part Peach Syrup
0.75 part Lemon Juice
0.5 part Meletti Amaro
1 Egg White
1 dash Walnut Bitters

Instructions
Add all ingredients to shaker and dry shake for 30 seconds. Add ice to shaker and shake until tin shaker is cold. Double strain into coupe glass.

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