What is Mimosa?

The Mimosa is a simple cocktail consisting of equal parts champagne and chilled orange juice. Served in a tall champagne flute, it is a staple of the American brunch, and morning weddings. It also frequently appears on First-class service menus for airlines and railways. The prevailing theory is that the Mimosa was invented sometime around 1925 in the Hôtel Ritz Paris by head bartender Frank Meier. The Mimosa gets its name from the Mimosa flower, aka Acacia dealbata, a yellow-orange species of Australian shrub popular with French gardeners. The original recipe for the Mimosa calls for a teaspoon or so of Grand Marnier. Nowadays, this variant is sometimes called the “Grand Mimosa”. A Mimosa made with mandarin orange juice is called a Puccini. To make a mimosa, fill champagne flute 2/3 full of fresh-squeezed orange juice. Top up with brut champagne, then add the teaspoon of Grand Marnier.

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