- 75 ml2.5 ozchampagne
- 75 ml2.5 ozorange juice
Garnish: none
- Method
- Built
- Strength
- ~8% ABV
- Difficulty
- ●●●
Method
- Pour the orange juice into a chilled flute.
- Top with champagne.
- Stir once, gently.
- Serve immediately.
The story
A 1920s Paris hotel bar is usually credited with first mixing champagne and orange juice, though a version with layered peach puree showed up around London at nearly the same time. It became brunch's default order mostly because it's impossible to get wrong.
Flavour
Quick answers
Mimosa questions
How do you make a Mimosa?
Pour the orange juice into a chilled flute. Top with champagne. Stir once, gently. Serve immediately. You need 75 ml (2.5 oz) champagne and 75 ml (2.5 oz) orange juice.
What's in a Mimosa?
Champagne and orange juice, garnished with none.
Is a Mimosa shaken or stirred?
Built. It is built straight in the glass.
What glass is a Mimosa served in?
A flute, with no ice.
How strong is a Mimosa?
About 8% ABV once it is diluted, on the lighter side for a cocktail.
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