Mimosa
The Quirky Foodster Team
Ingredients
- Fresh orange juice — 90 ml (3 oz)
- Champagne, to top — 90 ml (3 oz)
Method
- Add the orange juice to a chilled champagne flute.
- Top slowly with champagne.
- Stir very gently once to combine.
- Serve immediately while fizzing.
Description: The definitive brunch cocktail — equal parts orange juice and champagne, simple and endlessly popular.
Cultural Background: Created at the Ritz Hotel in Paris in the early 1920s, its name referencing the yellow mimosa flower for its similar color.
Tips: Fresh orange juice makes a genuine, noticeable difference over bottled.
Variations: Swap orange juice for other fresh juices (grapefruit, blood orange, peach) for popular Mimosa variants.
Serving Suggestion: Serve immediately after building, in a chilled flute.
Nutrition: Approx. 110 kcal per serving
FAQs:
Q: What's the difference from a Buck's Fizz?
A: A Buck's Fizz uses a smaller ratio of orange juice to champagne — roughly one part juice to two parts champagne, versus the Mimosa's equal split.
- Fresh orange juice — 90 ml (3 oz)
- Champagne, to top — 90 ml (3 oz)
Please log in to leave a comment.