How to Make the Best Mimosa

Our best tips for making mimosas! Learn how to make the perfect brunch cocktail with our helpful tips and easy mimosa recipe with fresh orange juice and sparkling wine.

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How to make the best mimosa at home

Mimosas are a delicious combination of sparkling wine and orange juice. They are simple, fun, and perfect to serve to company. Read on to see our tips for making them the best, including the ideal ratio and best wine to buy.

The ingredients

Since only a few ingredients are required to make mimosa cocktails, I like to ensure they are high in quality. To make mimosas, you will need:

• Sparkling wine
• Orange Juice
• Optional extras like Grand Marnier, Chambord, and vodka

The perfect ratio

Our classic mimosa recipe calls for equal parts sparkling wine and orange juice.

This simple ratio tastes the best and works well for serving a crowd. One bottle of sparkling wine will make 8 mimosa cocktails!

You can always adjust the ratio to your taste. Reduce the wine for a lower-proof cocktail and increase the orange juice. Or, for a stronger mimosa, use less orange juice to wine. You can also add other liqueurs like Grand Marnier.

⭐️ When making a mimosa, always add the sparkling wine first, then top with orange juice. This way, the cocktail mixes as you pour and won’t make a sticky mess at the top of the glass.

How to choose sparkling wine for mimosas

I like to use a dry sparkling wine, not sweet. Your taste is what matters, so choose a wine you genuinely enjoy. You don’t need to break the bank – we usually spend $20 to $35 for sparkling wine we add to our mimosas.

⭐️ Use Champagne — we use brut Champagne in our video — or go for Cava, which comes from Spain, an American sparkling wine, or dry Prosecco. Cava and Prosecco are usually the least expensive.

For the best mimosa, use fresh squeezed orange juice

If you can swing it, use freshly squeezed orange juice. It seems over the top, but considering half the drink is juice, you want the best.

Freshly squeezed orange juice tastes fresher, lighter, tart, and more delicate than anything in the store. With that said, when we’re in a pinch, we’ll use the “Simply” brand of orange juice.

Making mimosas for a crowd

Since sharing how we make mimosas, many of our readers have asked how to make mimosas for a crowd. You can make mimosas in a pitcher.

Premix mimosas in a pitcher just before your guests arrive. Wait to do this until the last minute because you will lose some carbonation.

Whether you premix or make the mimosas individually, ensure the wine and orange juice are well chilled. Keep the wine and orange juice in the refrigerator until your guests arrive.

Mimosa variations

The combination of orange juice and sparkling wine is amazing, but did you know that there are lots of variations for mimosas? Here are a few of my favorites:

• Add a splash of cranberry, pineapple, or pomegranate juice.
• Replace some of the orange juice with blood orange or grapefruit juice.
• Add a tablespoon of peach or strawberry puree to the bottom of each champagne flute.
• Add chopped fresh fruit like strawberries, blueberries, and orange slices.
• Add a tablespoon of liqueur like Grand Marnier or Chambord (for a French-inspired mimosa).
• Add a splash of whiskey or vodka.

Non-alcoholic (virgin) mimosas

For a mimosa mocktail, substitute the sparkling wine for a sparkling soda or flavored sparkling water. Non-alcoholic sparkling grape juice is a popular option. I also love flavored carbonated water.

There are so many flavors when it comes to sparkling water. Lime or lemon would be lovely, or for a tropical feel, try coconut-flavored water with a splash of pineapple juice.

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How to Make the Best Mimosa

Make 8 Servings

Nutrition Per Serving
Calories
156
/
Protein
1 g
/
Carbohydrate
15 g
/
Dietary Fiber
0 g
/
Total Sugars
9 g
/
Total Fat
0 g
/
Saturated Fat
0 g
/
Cholesterol
0 g

AUTHOR: 

Adam and Joanne Gallagher