Southampton - We believe Moms should be celebrated year round, but with today's hectic lifestyles and deadlines to meet, it's often tricky to make time to figure out how to pay tribute to the most important woman in your life.

Toast to Mom with this fruity champagne cocktail. (Alexandra Grablewski)

Moët & Chandon has teamed up with Liquid ChefTM Kim Haasarud on a collection of celebratory champagne cocktails sure to make any Mom feel special this Mother's Day. Try mixing up the Lemon Rosé Bellini with Moët & Chandon Rosé Impérial champagne and lemon sorbet for a sweeter take on the brunch classic. Drop an angostura bitter-soaked sugar cube into a champagne flute and top with champagne to create the ultimate "Toast to Mom.' Or shake up the "Sparkling Fraise" with strawberries and gin for a frothy, more extravagant drink.

So whichever cocktail suits your mother's fancy, be sure break out the bubbly at this year's brunch and raise a glass in her honor!

Lemon Rosé Bellini
All from "101 Champagne Cocktails" by Kim Haasarud (Wiley & Sons)

 • 1 Spoonful Lemon Sorbet, Softened
 • ½ oz. Citrus Vodka (optional, for a stronger drink)
 • 4 oz. Moët & Chandon Rosé Impérial champagne
 • 2-3 Raspberries, for Garnish

Combine the sorbet with the vodka in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake vigorously. Add the Moët & Chandon Rosé Impérial champagne and stir. Strain into a chilled champagne flute and garnish with floating raspberries.

Toast to Mom

 • 1 Sugar Cube
 • Angostura Bitters
 • Moët & Chandon Nectar Impérial
 • Lemon or Orange Twist, for Garnish

Soak the sugar cube in Angostura bitters and drop into a champagne flute. Top with Moët & Chandon Impérial. Garnish with a lemon or orange twist.

Sparkling Fraise

 • 2 Strawberries (1 for Garnish)
 • ½ oz. Simple Syrup
 • 1 Small Egg White (or 1 Tsp Pasteurized Egg White)
 • 1 oz. Orange Juice
 • 1 oz. Gin
 • ½ oz. Crème de Fraise Liqueur
 • 2-3 oz. Moët & Chandon Impérial

Muddle one strawberry with simple syrup (use a muddler or the back of a spoon). Add the egg white, orange juice, gin, and crème de fraise liqueur. Shake with ice. Add the champagne and stir. Strain into a glass filled with crushed ice. Garnish with a whole strawberry.

Grand Mimosa

 • Orange Juice (best if freshly squeezed)
 • Moët & Chandon Impérial champagne
 • ½ oz. Grand Marnier

Fill a champagne flute about a third full of juice. Add Grand Marnier and top off with Moët & Chandon Impérial champagne.