15 Mimosa Recipes To Take Your Brunch To The Next Level (2024)

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How much champagne do I need for mimosas for 15? ›

Many bottles of Champagne/Prosecco/Cava: Plug your numbers into this drink calculator for a rough estimate, and tally up at least 1 bottle for every 1.5-2 guests if the mimosa bar will be the piece de resistance of your party. That's 10 bottles for 15-20 drinking humans for those of you who don't do decimals.

Making a mimosa couldn't be simpler, as it only requires 2 basic ingredients: chilled sparkling wine and orange juice. That's it! For this co*cktail, you don't even need ice. In fact, for the best results, you should avoid using it, as it will dilute and diminish the wine's carbonation.

The Best Fruit Juices for Mimosas

Because they have a good acid-to-sweetness balance and hold their flavor, orange, grapefruit, and cranberry are juice must-haves, while pineapple, pomegranate, passion fruit, mango, and guava make for some exciting twists on the traditional juice menu.

A mimosa co*cktail consists of champagne (or other sparkling wine) and chilled citrus juice, usually orange juice. It is often served in a tall champagne flute at festive occasions such as brunch, weddings, or as part of business or first class service on some passenger railways and airlines. The mixing ratio varies.

If you serve it as toast, one tulip glass or Champagne glass per person is enough. Because for a Champagne toast, you only need to pour about a third of the wine glass. Therefore plan a single bottle of bubbly per ten guests. If you serve a glass of Champagne co*cktail before a meal, plan for 1.5 glasses per person.

For a party of 20 people where each guest will likely have two to three drinks, plan on 8 bottles of sparkling wine. Offer a variety of juices for mimosas.

Mionetto Brut Prosecco

An easy-to-find, beautifully dry prosecco. It's one of the driest proseccos on the market, which makes it one of the best champagnes for mimosas because it pairs perfectly with the juicy brightness of orange juice. Mionetto has flavors of pear skin, fresh-baked bread, yeast and honey.

James Bond's alcoholic drink of choice might have been a shaken, not stirred martini, but the 007 (double O seven) is a sweet vodka, 7-Up, and orange juice co*cktail. Learn how to make a 007 co*cktail by watching this video beverage-making tutorial.

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If you like your mimosas on the sweeter side, you should actually look for champagne labeled "dry" or "extra dry." Despite the name, it will be slightly sweeter than a "brut" bubbly, which is not sweet. You can also use prosecco or cava, and we've included those, too!

What fruit is good in mimosas? ›

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.

Both are made with Champagne or sparkling wine and just one other ingredient — orange juice in mimosas, and peach puree in Bellinis. Though two very simple co*cktails to make, their journey to becoming the drink of choice at brunch are two different paths.

Prosecco, the Italian sparkling wine popular for its affordability and approachability, is a fantastic sparkling wine for Mimosas. Its fruity and floral notes blend beautifully with the citrusy brightness of orange juice, creating a refreshing and balanced libation.

The best Champagne for mimosas isn't actually Champagne.

For mimosas, opt for less-expensive Cava or Prosecco. Cava is from Spain and Prosecco is from Italy, but they're both delicious dry sparkling wines that mix well with juice.

What should you use instead? Prosecco is often recommended as a substitute for Champagne in mimosas, and Prosecco's fruitier profile can be nice in a sparkling co*cktail. However, I think Cava, a sparkling wine made in Spain, works best for mimosas.

Again, there is a general rule that can be followed to determine how many bottles will be needed. For a full glass of Champagne for each guest, divide the number of drinkers by four. If you intend only to give half a glass to each person (enough for a toast), then divide the number of guests by eight.

In this case, you might want a little more per person. Since we've determined that every bottle of Champagne is good for five or six guests, a simple rule of thumb is to divide the number of guests you have by five. For example, if you have 50 guests, 10 bottles of Champagne should be fine for your event.

The Perfect Ratio for Mimosas

So if you're serving a mimosa in a 6-ounce flute glass, you'll aim for about 4 ounces of bubbles and 2 ounces of juice for a nice balance. Of course, if you like just a hint of wine, flip that ratio and go for 1 part sparkling wine to 2 parts orange juice.