In times gone by, alcohol gifts were limited to a generic bottle of gin or a more expensive bottle of wine. There are so many different brands and gift ideas out there now that I thought I’d share some of my favourites, that you might not have seen before, for our Mums this Mother’s Day. Here are my boozy gift ideas for Mums this Mother’s Day.
For the Rum loving Mums
Il Gusto have some beautiful boozy gifts that can be personalised and even different shaped bottles that can be filled with your Mum’s favourite spirit. I really like this little wooden chest of rums, which contains 8 different 40ml bottles. The inside of the lid can be personalised with a message and she will get to try lots of varieties that she may not have seen before. The Panama 10 Year Old is my favourite!
Having recently been to Barbados, I couldn’t not include this beaut from Suncamino. The base spirit is aged for 8 years before starting its journey to Capetown, where it is blended with orange blossom, hibiscus and honeybush. Marketed as the world’s first floral rum, Suncamino has a flavour like no other rum I have tried that works well with tonic. You can grab a bottle for £24.95 from Spirit.Ed.
Whilst Suncamino may be the world’s first floral rum, Diablesse also have a beautiful option for rum loving Mums this Mother’s Day with their Coconut and Hibiscus rum. Diablesse is 100% female owned, importing their base spirit from Guyana and then blending it with coconut and hibiscus for a unique flavour of frangipane and maraschino cherry. Delightful on its own over ice, she can also pop it in her prosecco for a beautiful yet simple treat on Sunday. It is priced at £32 from Diablesse.
For the Cocktail loving Mums
Whilst lockdowns were a hard slog for most of us, it really brought out the creativity in some areas of the industry and cocktails were no exception. Quickly adapting, brands started bringing pre-mixed cocktails to a totally new level and these pretties from Laiba are well worth a look. Laiba Beverages started life with Michael Chen, who is Bar Director for the top three bars in Shanghai. He wanted to bring premium cocktails that you would usually have to go to a top cocktail bar for, into your home and your glass. If your Mum prefers a stronger cocktail, these are definitely for her. She can shake with ice and serve, it is that simple. My favourite is the Passion De-Light, with cucumber vodka, lime and passion fruit. They are so unique, I’ve not seen anything like them in the home drinks market and they look sleek too. A lovely gift that I am sure your Mum would like to receive. Prices start from £7.50 and you can buy them from Laiba Beverages.
If your Mum prefers to mix her own cocktails, this tasting set from Cardrona Distillery would be a lovely addition to her drinks cabinet. Made using pure alpine water from Mount Cardrona in New Zealand, I am pretty sure these unique spirits will be a new find for your Mum. The tasting set includes their whisky, vodka, gin and liqueurs, so a little of everything for her to whip up a stocking Cosmo or Old Fashioned. The kit is priced at £35 and is available from Cardrona Distillery
For the Gin loving Mums
The Source gin from Cardrona, as I have just mentioned, is well worth a look if your Mum likes a premium gin. At £56, it is a pricier option, but a delicious one with rosehip, lemon and orange zest in the botanicals. For a 47% abv gin, it is deceptively smooth and a lovely choice.
Call my biased, as I do work with Stockport gin, but their Pink Edition is beautiful and one of my favourites. Infused with strawberry, raspberry and pomegranate, this full strength gin has a light fruitiness without being overly sweet and sickly the way so many other pink gins are. If your Mum likes a pink gin that isn’t fussy, this is the one I’d buy her. I pair it with ginger ale for something a bit different to the standard G&T. Prices start from £5 at Stockport Gin.
Hopefully there is something in this guide that your alcohol loving Mum will enjoy, they are certainly my current favourites and some new options to the market that she is unlikely to have been bought before. Let me know what you choose!
Contains some PR Samples.
Image of Stockport Gin credit to themselves.
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