Whether or not your Mother's Day plans include brunch, these cocktails are midmorning hits
1 cup fresh mint leaves Combine water, sugar and mint in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Simmer for one minute. Remove from heat and let the mixture steep for 30 minutes. Pour syrup into a sterilized glass jar through a mesh strainer to remove mint leaves and let cool. Texas Wildflower Gin and Tonic Maray McChesney, co-founder of San Antonio-based startup Bexar Tonics, offered up a different spin on the springtime favorite gin and tonic. Not surprisingly, it involves her company’s Texas Wildflower syrup, one of three concentrated tonics it produces for coc...