Mother's Day drinks

A mimosa has only two ingredients, so temperature does the work. Chill the bottle and the juice for the same amount of time: pour cold juice into lukewarm bubbles and the glass will immediately overflow with foam, leaving half your carbonation gone before you sit down at the table. Chill the glass too, with cold water or for fifteen minutes in the refrigerator; a warm flute lets the bubbles escape faster. And pour the bubbles first: juice poured onto bubbles creates foam, while bubbles with juice added stay calm.

Put one jug and one bottle on the table instead of pouring separately for everyone. A 75 cl bottle yields approximately nine 8 cl glasses, so with two bottles and one and a half liters of juice, six people will have enough for breakfast. Place the bottles in a bucket with ice and water, because water conducts cold better than ice alone. Serve the juice from a jug, so everyone can choose their own ratio. Keep one bottle unopened: an opened bottle of bubbles noticeably loses its carbonation within an hour.

Not everyone wants alcohol before noon, and it is not necessary at breakfast either. The same juice with sparkling water and a slice of orange looks just as festive in a flute. Ready-made options include alcohol-free Spritz and mocktails; an alcohol-free bitter aperitif is Crodino. Serve it in the same glass as the rest, so it does not feel like you are getting something different.

Not every flower belongs in a glass. Edible and commonly available options include violets, marigolds, nasturtiums, and leaves from an unsprayed rose. Buy them as edible flowers or pick them from a garden you know has not been sprayed; flowers from a florist are not intended for this. Rinse them briefly and place them on the drink at the very last moment, otherwise they will sink. One flower per glass is enough; any more can quickly look busy.

At a high tea, the tea is central and the glass of bubbles is the accent, not the other way around. Prepare two types of tea, one black and one herbal, so there is also something for those who do not want caffeine. A textured glass lets you see the tea's color, which is half the pleasure with a light green tea or deep red fruit tea. Do not pour boiling tea into thin glass; let the water stand for a minute first.

A set of glasses is a gift that gets used every week, and that’s exactly why it works. A set of six arrives in a single box, so you don’t need much to make something of it. Choose something that suits her rather than the occasion: someone who mainly drinks tea will get more use out of tea glasses than flutes. Mixed sets are listed under glass sets.