Mimosa

This classic breakfast cocktail is just a simple combination of orange juice and champagne or sparkling wine. Elegant enough for a celebration, simple enough to pair with brunch.

Servings

1 Serving

PREP TIME

1 mins

COOK TIME

N/A

TOTAL TIME

1 mins

Difficulty

Wine pairing

Ingredients
 2 parts champagne or sparkling wine
 1 part orange juice
 strawberry, to garnish (optional)
Ingredients
 2 parts champagne or sparkling wine
 1 part orange juice
 strawberry, to garnish (optional)

Don’t use a top-quality champagne for this – mimosas are a fantastic option when you open a bottle of sparkling that’s not quite to your taste.

I find the best ratio of sparkling wine to orange juice is 2/3 sparkling and 1/3 orange juice.

I haven’t included specific measurements as the size of champagne flutes can vary. Just eyeball your measurements, and then taste – adjust the sparkling and orange juice ratios to your own taste!

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Variations

Experiment with your favourite fruit juices in place of orange juice – I personally love a pineapple mimosa!

Also try this sunrise mimosa for a more colourful and flavourful version.

Directions

1

Pour the bubbles

1. Fill a champagne flute 2/3 of the way with champagne or sparkling wine.

2. Top the rest of the glass up with orange juice.

Food pairing

Mimosas are a great breakfast cocktail, so naturally they pair well with any breakfast or brunch dishes. 

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