A Mother’s Day cocktail that is quick and easy- and perfect for any occasion or celebration, actually! Enjoy this refreshing drink anytime and often! The idea for this cocktail started with the gift of acrylic stir sticks from Giddy Paperie and a quarantine limitation on available mixers. Making the best of the shelter-in-place means being creative with what we had! I liked it so much, I wanted to share…
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The acrylic stir sticks are a party all on their own, aren’t they? They are so cute and pretty. What a great way to mix your drink and to be able to tell whose drink is whose! I love the useful ways and the beautiful details they provide.
![silver tray with gin orange soda lime slices and flowers](https://lydiamenzies.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_1357-768x1024.jpg)
I loaded my silver serving tray with all of the ingredients and supplies and headed to my front porch to create this simple and tasty treat. All you need are a few ingredients…this recipe yields one drink made in an 8 oz. glass.
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Clementine Ginny Cocktail
Ingredients
- 2 oz Gin
- 5-6 oz Izze Clementine Soda
- Lime slices
Instructions
- Fill 8 oz. glass with ice.
- Measure 2 oz. of gin and pour over ice.
- Top with chilled Izze Clementine Soda.
- Add limes and stir.
- Enjoy!
![clementine ginny cocktail with orange soda and gin topped with limes and a stir stick](https://lydiamenzies.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_1376-768x1024.jpg)
The stir sticks dress up an otherwise really simple drink. I love the orange color of the cocktail combined with the blue and white chinoiserie designs on the stir sticks. Giddy Paperie hand painted each design and then the designs were made into acrylic stir sticks. It is such a brilliant little party detail- I would love to have them in so many designs! From coffee to cocktails, a stir stick comes in handy!
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My favorite way to serve cocktails to a small group is on a decorative tray. With a few simple touches, you can have a beautiful display in no time. Start with a small vase of flowers- I used this small vintage Herend vase and loaded it with ranunculus and snapdragons. Remember to add limes, napkins, glasses, stir sticks, Izze, and gin. I used a shot glass to measure the alcohol.
![tray with gin orange soda limes flowers and pink napkins](https://lydiamenzies.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_1358-768x1024.jpg)
If you have festive glasses, those are always fun to use. If you don’t, your drink will still be pretty and festive with the orange color and the stir sticks and limes. I added several lime slices to mine because I like the flavor. You can decide what you think, but I love the slight tang that it adds.
![tray of mother's day cocktail ingredients and cocktail with lime slices in it](https://lydiamenzies.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_1371-768x1024.jpg)
Sweet and simple and easy to enjoy! I hope you love this cocktail- and I think every perfect drink deserves to have a fun name, don’t you?? 🙂 Here’s to you and the friends and moms that you celebrate!
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Cheers xo,
Lydia
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