cheers to mothers from women & whiskies + a giveaway.

by victoria comment

mother’s day is just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate moms but with a toast to all they do!? mothers work harder than anybody and darnit, they deserve a cocktail — a pretty and tasty one! the lovely ladies at women & whiskies invited me to share with you one very refreshing cocktail to celebrate moms everywhere — the strawberry basil smash, made with wild turkey 101 or Russell’s Reserve Bourbon, and a delicious muddled mix of fresh strawberries, basil, lemon and a dash of real maple syrup. we, of course, had to taste this cocktail while photographing it, and let me assure you — it is mighty good! and super easy to mix up — i’ve shared the recipe just below, and you can find it on the women & whiskies website, along with lots of other refreshing cocktail recipes. plus, we have one amazing mother’s day giveaway from williams-sonoma home and love & victory!

mother’s definitely deserve a lovely present, too — so i’m over the moon to announce that we’ve teamed up with the fabulous williams-sonoma home, who are giving away one very beautiful bar cart; and we’re also giving away a gorgeous ‘mother’ decanter set from love & victory! how swell is that? happy mother’s day, indeed!

in order to win the williams-sonoma home bar cart and love & victory mother decanter set, i’d love for you to share what cocktail you’d create for your mother — or for yourself as a much deserving mom — if you had a bottle of wild turkey 101 or Russell’s Reserve Bourbon. mix it up, taste it and then take an instagram of it! we’d love to see your best creativity and styling, but points for a tasty recipe too! we’ll chose a lucky winner at random, so not too much pressure — just have fun mixing up your favorite cocktails! also – women & whiskies will donate a dollar to the women’s charity dress for success every time someone uses the hashtags #mamaneedsadram and tag their instagram entry @womenandwhiskies.

to enter to the williams-sonoma home truman round bar cart in brass and the love & victory mother decanter set, simply.

• follow women & whiskies on Instagram.

• create your favorite recipe if you were mixing up a whiskey cocktail with wild turkey 101 or Russell’s Reserve Bourbon.

• take an Instagram of your cocktail and tag it @womenandwhiskies, and #MamaNeedsADram. you can enter as many photos as you like!

• women & whiskies will donate a dollar to the women’s charity dress for success every time you use the hashtags #mamaneedsadram and tag your instagram entries @womenandwhiskies.

• comment below letting us know you entered an Instagram; as always, be sure to leave a way to reach you via twitter, facebook, email or your website.

• sorry, this time the giveaway is for U.S. residents only.

• we want to give you time to mix up your cocktails so we’re giving you a couple of weeks, but please share your Instagram and comment by friday, may 8th, 12pm PST.

• we’ll announce a winner selected by random number generator on my twitter account the week of may 11th, so be sure and follow along.

• photography by cindy loughridge for sfgirlbybay.

This post made possible in partnership with women & whiskies but all opinions and thoughts are my own. thanks for the supporting the brands that make sfgirlbybay possible.