Velocity Rack’s Toast-Worthy Mom’s Day Cocktails

This Mom’s Day, increase a glass with goal.

Images by Megan Rainwater

Velocity Rack—the all-femme bartending competitors that champions ladies behind the bar whereas elevating funds to battle breast most cancers—presents extra than simply expertly shaken cocktails. It’s a celebration of energy, solidarity, and the ladies who encourage us most. For some rivals, their journey by means of Velocity Rack was deeply private, devoted to moms and grandmothers who confronted breast most cancers with braveness and charm. Their tales—and their drinks—are featured in A Fast Drink: The Velocity Rack Information to Profitable Cocktails for Any Temper, the brand new e-book by co-founders Ivy Combine and Lynnette Marrero. This 12 months, honor the mothers in your life with cocktails that carry coronary heart, heritage, and hope in each sip.

Try some recipes from A Fast Drink under!

“I made this drink for my nana, a three-time breast most cancers survivor, and my mother, and it feels fairly cool to know that lots of people battling breast most cancers obtained assist due to it,” Haley explains.

Matriarch Martini

by Haley Traub, 2018 Velocity Rack USA Nationwide Winner

Elements

• 1 ½ oz. Bourbon, ideally Knob Creek
• ¾ oz. Tart Cherry Juice
• ¾ oz. Espresso
• ½ oz. Vanilla Demerara Syrup
• Garnish: Chocolate Shavings

Preparation

1. Add all of the elements to a cocktail shaker full of ice.
2. Shake till chilly and pressure into a relaxing cocktail glass.
3. Garnish with the chocolate shavings and serve. 

Ivy and Lynnette share that “Gia St. George Terry is considered one of our Velocity Rackers who got here to us for the charity facet. Her grandmother survived stage 4 breast most cancers.”

Pink Backside Stiletto

by Gia St. George Terry, Velocity Rack Competitor

Elements

• 1 Strawberry, sliced in half
• 1 ½ oz. Rye Whiskey, ideally Rittenhouse
• ½ oz. Byrrh Grand Quinquina Aperitif
• ¾ oz. Lemon Juice
• ¾ oz. Cinnamon–Ghost Pepper Syrup
• Garnish: Strawberry slice

Preparation

1. Add the halved strawberry to a cocktail shaker and muddle.
2. Add the opposite elements and fill the shaker with ice.
3. Shake till chilly and double pressure right into a Collins glass full of crushed ice.
4. Garnish with the strawberry slice and serve.

“I used to be decided to compete for my grandmother Bea, who was a breast most cancers survivor. After experiencing the passion, group, and real sisterhood, I used to be hooked,” Andrea says.

In A Storm

by Andrea Tateosian, Velocity Rack Competitor

Elements

• 1 oz. Tawny Port
• ¼ oz. Giffard Banane du Brésil liqueur
• 1 sprint Angostura Bitters 
• 1 Complete Egg
• 1 ½ oz. Porter Ale
• Garnish: Freshly Grated Nutmeg and Angostura Bitters

Preparation

1. Add the tawny port, banana liqueur, bitters, and egg to a cocktail shaker.
2. Dry shake (with out ice).
3. Add ice and shake once more, vigorously.
4. Nice pressure into a relaxing cocktail glass.
5. Prime with the porter and a couple of to three dashes of bitters.
6. Grate the nutmeg over the drink and serve.