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Sparkling · Celebration · Spring
Mimosa
Orange juice and Prosecco, half and half, nothing else. Cold, light, and impossible to get wrong.
- Base
- Prosecco
- Glass
- Champagne flute
- Method
- Build
- Strength
- 4.72% ABV
Ingredients
Servings
- 75 mlFreshly Squeezed Orange Juice
75 mlProsecco1 swap
Any dry sparkling winehighLittle change
How to make
Technique
Build · 10–15sBuilding straight in the glass keeps it simple and preserves any fizz.
- Pour orange juice into flute glass and gently pour the sparkling wine.
- Stir gently.
Serve
Glass
Champagne fluteAlso fine: Coupe glass, Wine glass
Garnish
Orange twistTwist it over the surface first, then hang it on the rim.
Taste & nutrition
4.72%ABV
99kcal
0.63Drinks
StrengthLight
Sweet to dryOff-dry
Estimated from ingredient amounts and assumed ABVs — not a lab measurement.
Good to know
- Use freshly squeezed juice — bottled tastes flat.
History
Year1925
PlaceParis, France
Created byAttributed to Frank Meier (Ritz)
The Mimosa — equal parts Champagne and orange juice — is credited to Frank Meier at the Ritz in Paris around 1925. Its name comes from the yellow mimosa flower, matching the drink's colour. Light and celebratory, it became the definitive brunch sparkler. It is essentially a simpler cousin of the Buck's Fizz. It is also sold as a Buck's Fizz, the London name for the same pairing, though that version is traditionally poured with more juice than fizz.
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