Mimosa

Created around 1925 at the Ritz Hotel Bar, Paris. It took its name from the mimosa flowering plant, whose colour it resembles.

Ingredients

  • 3 measures of champagne
  • 3 measures of orange juice

Instructions

Add to glass with twist of orange.

Alcohol Content: 1.0 units

Glass Type: Wine Glass

Variations:

  • Grand Mimosa: Add 1/2 measure of Grand Marnier.
    Alcohol Content: 1.5 units
  • Limosa: Add 1 measure of lime juice cordial in place of the orange juice.
  • Lemon Mimosa: Add 1 measure of lemon juice and 1/2 measure of sugar syrup in place of the orange juice.