The recipe
- 2½ ozFresh orange juice75 ml
- 2½ ozProsecco75 ml
How to make it
- 1Pour the orange juice into a flute.
- 2Top gently with the sparkling wine and stir once.
Garnish: An orange twist (optional).
Variations: Also known as a Buck’s Fizz.
The ratio
1 : 1
In parts, a Mimosa is 1 orange and 1 bubbles. Change one part and you have a cousin; the closest are below.
Built the same way
Head to head
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