🍷 Mimosa
Also known as: mimosa cocktail, sparkling wine and orange juice, brunch cocktail
A cocktail of sparkling wine and orange juice.
Mimosa is a cocktail of sparkling wine and orange juice. They are usually taken in roughly equal parts. It is served chilled in a tall glass, most often at breakfast or brunch. It is a light drink: there is little alcohol because the sparkling wine is diluted with juice. The strength is usually a few percent. A dry base is taken, such as Prosecco, Cava or brut, otherwise the drink is too sweet. Freshly squeezed juice is best. The cocktail got its name from its colour, which recalls mimosa flowers. It belongs to wine cocktails, like other drinks based on sparkling wine. There are many variations: with grapefruit juice, with peach purée, with strawberry. Although the cocktail is seen as light, it contains alcohol, so it cannot be called a harmless drink. For those who do not drink alcohol, there is a non-alcoholic version based on non-alcoholic sparkling wine.
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Frequently asked questions
Which sparkling wine suits a mimosa, and why not a sweet one?
A dry base such as Prosecco, Cava or brut; otherwise the drink turns out too sweet.
Is it true that a mimosa has no alcohol because it is mostly juice?
No. The sparkling wine is diluted, so the strength is usually a few percent, but it still contains alcohol and is not harmless.
What variations of the mimosa are there?
Versions with grapefruit juice, peach purée or strawberry, and a non-alcoholic one made with non-alcoholic sparkling wine.
What to read next
- 🥃 French 75 — French 75 is a classic cocktail of gin, lemon juice and sugar syrup, topped with Champagne in a flute. The IBA recipe uses 30 ml gin and 60 ml Champagne; the name is linked to the French 75 mm field gun.
- 🥃 Garibaldi — Garibaldi is an Italian aperitif cocktail of two ingredients, the red bitter Campari and freshly squeezed, whipped orange juice, built in a highball with ice; named after Giuseppe Garibaldi.
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