Mimosa (cocktail)

For other uses, see Mimosa (disambiguation).

Mimosa

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

A Mimosa is a cocktail composed of equal parts champagne (or other sparkling wine) and 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, to guests at weddings, or as part of "1st Class" service on some passenger railways and airlines.

History

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

Variations

The Buck's Fizz is a similar type of cocktail, but with twice as much champagne as orange juice.

See also

• Buck's Fizz (cocktail)