Alcohol is allowed at Easter brunch

Whether you spend Easter with slightly boring in-laws or your best friends, Easter brunch is practically begging for day drinking. These alcoholic refreshments are totally appropriate to drink around noon.

Champagne
There’s no better way to start the day than with a good glass of champagne, right? As far as we’re concerned, the holidays are the perfect excuse.

Mimosa
The best upgrade for your fresh OJ. Equal parts fresh orange juice and sparkling white wine, and your mimosa is ready to drink.

Bellini
It’s a bit like a mimosa, but sweeter. Instead of orange juice, puréed peach is used here to mix with the bubbles.

Mexican 75
Refreshing thanks to the lime, festive thanks to the champagne, and the tequila will go straight to your head. You only drink a Mexican 75 once you’ve already laid a decent foundation.

Spoom
1 tub of AH own-brand lemon sorbet
1 bottle of prosecco
Martini glasses
zest of 1/2 lemon
½ lemon peel in thin strips

For 6 glasses

Let the lemon sorbet soften slightly (but not too much), so you can scoop out beautiful round balls. Place 1 scoop in each glass and top up with prosecco. Sprinkle some lemon zest over it and drape 1 strip of lemon peel over the rim of the glass. Serve immediately.

Bloody Mary
There’s no hangover that can’t be fixed with a large glass of water, a coffee and a Bloody Mary. This is how you make it; if you put an oyster on top, you have a slutty Mary.

Watermelon sangria
Sangria can be much more than red wine with fruit; we often find versions with white wine a lot tastier. The watermelon in this recipe makes it wonderfully fresh and sweet.

Long Island iced tea
Nothing is as refreshing as an ice-cold iced tea with lemon. Surprisingly enough, the classic version uses cola. But we secretly like it even better with homemade iced tea.