Mother’s Day Gift Guide 2021

Make it an extra-special Mother’s Day this year by gifting the mom(s) in your life some great Imbibe-approved ideas. From special spirits to boozy ice cream to gorgeous glassware, this year’s guide has options that are sure to please.

Rosé Big Dipper Cupping Spoon Add a little sparkle to your next coffee tasting with Umeshiso’s rose gold-plated stainless steel cupping spoons. $6.50, umeshiso.com

Cuna de Piedra Cacao from Soconusco, Chiapas, with Mezcal When Simran Sethi shared the story of Cuna de Piedra chocolate from Mexico in her recent feature on the origins of drinking chocolate, we quickly became enamored with the line of rich chocolates from the Monterrey-based makers. The 73% cacao from Chiapas made with unaged mezcal espadin from Oaxaca is especially memorable as it pairs two of Mexico’s finest exports with finesse. $11.99, caputos.com

Zero-Proof: 90 Non-Alcoholic Recipes for Mindful Drinking With the spirit-free movement in full swing, there’s no better companion for recipes than Elva Ramirez’s beautiful collection in her new book. $17.50, amazon.com

Imbibe Gift Subscription Give mom the gift that lasts all year long: A subscription to Imbibe! Right now a 1-year gift subscription is only $18 each (normally $22). Plus, we’ll include a free download of our Favorite Wine Cocktails, perfect for your next brunch! $18, imbibemagazine.com

Explorer Cold Brew Sampler Perfect for your daily brew, this sampler pack from the organic, fair-trade coffee company features four different caffeine levels, ranging from decaf to extra-caff. Each offers a robust punch of earthy coffee, making any of the options perfect for shaken coffee drinks, for drizzling over ice cream, or simply lengthened and served over ice. $20, explorercoldbrew.com

Jinen Tenugui Equal parts beauty and function, these dyed cotton cloths from Jinen were inspired by the tenugui originally used in Shinto rituals in Japan. Perfect for using as tea towels, napkins, or as decoration, each cloth is dyed by hand with a unique pattern. $22, jinenstore.com

Angle Bell Smoke Double Old Fashioned Glasses With a beautiful bell shape and slightly tapered lip, these smoke-tinged glasses cradle cocktails or neat pours of spirits with style. $26 for set of two, unisonhome.com

Elysia Myers Delicate + Dense Wine Art Print Inspired by the colors of Merlot, Pinot Noir, and other styles of wine, artist Elysia Myers creates gorgeous prints using wine as her ink and corks as paintbrushes. $28, elysiamyerswineart.com

Alaya Tea & Maryiza Honey Collaboration To upgrade your afternoon tea ritual, this springtime collaboration between Alaya Tea and Maryiza honey pairs a fragrant and full-bodied Assam with the ethereal floral qualities of Geteme honey, a single-origin forest variety cultivated from high altitudes in Ethiopia. When paired together, the cup sings with a graham-cracker like honey sweetness. $35, maryiza.com

Bimini Coconut Gin One easy way to spin summery cocktails? Bimini Coconut Gin, which the brand aptly describes as “Bimini on vacation.” Using their American gin as the base, the Maine distillery fat-washes the spirit with extra-virgin coconut oil, bypassing flavor extracts. The warming, tropical depths of coconut tease out the gin’s citrusy botanical build, adding layers of complexity to classic gin cocktails, such as a Negroni or Gimlet. $34.99 biminigin.com

Miir Wine Bottle As we enter picnic season, Miir’s vacuum insulated, BPA-free 750mL bottle is ideal for toting a full bottle of wine (or cocktails or beer) to the park. The tough-as-nails stainless steel bottle (with soft black or white matte finish) is durable and elegant at the same time. $34.95, miir.com

Graf Lantz Cozy Wine Carrier With a rainbow of color options, these delightfully modern wine totes are made of Bavarian merino wool, a naturally stain-resistant material that serves as a natural insulator and wicks water. $39, graf-lantz.com

Cloud Cup Vermont pottery studio Farmhouse crafts practical objects defined by their rustic-meets-modern aesthetic. The company’s playful Cloud Cup, initially introduced as a “mug of the week,” was quickly pronounced a keeper and graduated to the permanent lineup. The wheel-thrown stoneware vessel holds 12 ounces and is appropriate for any occasion, from coffee and tea to cocktails and wine. $42, farmhousepottery.com

Larsen Aqua Ignis Cognac This silky spirit is created through a special steam-fire process, involving French oak casks being submerged into hot water, then toasted over hot fire three times. Bottled at 42.3%, the resulting Cognac is rich, robust, and perfectly giftable. $43, finewineseb.com

Milam & Greene Straight Rye From Imbibe 75 Person to Watch Heather Greene, this Indiana whiskey is batched and finished in port wine casks in the balmy Texas heat. It tips the scales at 94 proof, with a heady spiced cinnamon quality plus notes of dry bittersweet chocolate and crunchy toffee. $50, milamandgreenewhiskey.com

Broc Cellars Wine Glass This re-imagining of the classic wine glass was a collaboration between Broc Cellars, Rafi Ajl of The Long Confidence and Glow Glass Studio. With a substantial thickness and short stature, the hand-blown glasses have a charming wabi sabi quality that’s hard to find in other modern wine glass designs. $55, broccellars.com

Domaine de Broglie Brut Rosé Named after Nobel prize winner Louis de Broglie, this lightly sparkling rosé from the Coppola family’s Oregon property has all the stately sophistication befitting such a name. Made with Pommard Clone Pinor Noir grapes, the bubbly balances pomegranate-like acidity with high notes of lemon peel and an underlying kiss of sweetness. $65, thefamilycoppola.com

Retro Italian Goblets Designed by Alessandro Alberti and Giulieta Piccioli, these cocktail glasses made in Italy have a timeless character that screams bellissima! $88, food52.com

OddFellows The Boozy Capsule Cocktail fans will rejoice at this creative collab between New York’s Oddfellows Ice Cream and some of the world’s most well-known cocktail bars. The collection of six boozy  ice creams include the Penicillin from Attaboy, Mr. Pink from Limantour, the Buko Gimlet from Death & Co, Cosmopolitan from Long Island Bar, Maybe Sammy’s La Finca, and Two Schmucks’ Strawberry Kush. Presented as a mix of non-diary sorbets and ice creams, there’s a flavor for every kind of cocktail drinker. Bonus: 10% of proceeds from sales will go to Another Round Another Rally. $89.99, oddfellowsnyc.com

Classy Glass Teapot There’s a special magic to watching tea unfurl and infuse as it steeps in a glass teapot, and the high-design look of this “classy” one from East Fork makes the experience all the more delightful. Hand-blown by Japanese artist Yukari Hirono, it’s a true showpiece. $110, eastfork.com