Mimosa (cocktail)

Mimosa

IBA Official Cocktail
Two Mimosas
Type	Wine cocktail
Primary alcohol by volume	Champagne
Served	stirred not shaken
Standard garnish	grenadine, cherries, strawberries
Standard drinkware	Champagne flute
IBA specified ingredients*	7.5 cl (one part) champagne 7.5 cl (one part) orange juice
Preparation	Ensure both ingredients are well chilled, then mix into the glass. Serve cold.

A Mimosa is a cocktail composed of one part champagne (or other sparkling wine) and one part chilled citrus fruit juice, usually orange juice unless otherwise specified (e.g. a grapefruit juice mimosa). It is traditionally served in a tall champagne flute with a morning brunch or to guests at weddings.

History

It is believed to have been invented circa 1925 in the Hôtel Ritz Paris by Frank Meier.^[1] It is probably named after the common name in Anglophone Europe for the yellow flowers of Acacia dealbata.^[2][3]

A Buck's Fizz is similar, but with twice as much orange juice as champagne.

See also

• Buck's Fizz (cocktail)

References

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