Mimosa Cocktail Recipe
Equal parts Champagne and orange juice — the definitive brunch toast.
- Category: Contemporary Classics
- Glass: Flute glass
- ABV: 8%
- Difficulty: Easy
- Prep time: ~3 min
Ingredients
- Champagne75 ml (2.5 oz)
- Fresh orange juice75 ml (2.5 oz)
How to Make It
- Pour chilled orange juice into a flute.
- Top gently with chilled Champagne.
- Do not stir.
Garnish
Orange twist (optional)
What it tastes like
It smells of lemon and lime peel, it is carbonated and it is low in alcohol.
The technique
Built in the glass. Ice goes into the serving glass, the ingredients go on top, and you stir once if at all. Anything carbonated goes in LAST and never gets stirred; every turn of the spoon costs you bubbles. Fill the glass to the rim with ice: less ice melts faster, not slower.
Glass and ice
A narrow, tall flute. The slim opening is what keeps sparkling wine fizzing longest: there is very little surface for the bubbles to escape from.
Ingredient notes and substitutes
- Champagne
- Sparkling wine from the Champagne region. Cocktails call for brut; demi-sec noticeably sweetens the drink and makes the recipe's syrup redundant.
- Fresh orange juice
- Fresh orange juice. Carton juice is sugar-adjusted, so it sweetens the drink and drops its acidity; when you squeeze your own, pull back a little on the syrup.
The Story
Created at the Ritz Paris around 1925, named after the bright yellow mimosa flower.
Frequently asked questions
- How is a Mimosa mixed?
- It is built in the glass and served in a flute.
- How strong is a Mimosa?
- Roughly 8% ABV as served — lighter than a beer — a long-conversation drink that takes a second round.
- Can a Mimosa be made without alcohol?
- Simply leaving the spirit out does not work — the body and the bitterness go with it. The 86 alcohol-free recipes in the catalogue are built to hit that balance from the start.
- Is a Mimosa hard to make?
- Easy. No bar kit required — a measure, ice and a jar will do.
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