Name: Bottomless Mimosas Recipe
Total time: 5 min
Yield: Makes 6 drinks
Ingredients: 12 ounces fresh-squeezed orange juice; Splash orange-flavored liqueur, such as Cointreau (optional); 1 bottle (750 ml) chilled Champagne or other dry sparkling wine

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By Genevieve Ko

May 8, 2020

To tint the standard orange mimosa different sunset shades, use pink-fleshed Cara Cara oranges or dark red blood oranges. For a stronger drink, add a splash of liqueur to each glass.

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12 ounces fresh-squeezed orange juice

Splash orange-flavored liqueur, such as Cointreau (optional)

1 bottle (750 ml) chilled Champagne or other dry sparkling wine

For each drink, pour 2 ounces juice into a champagne flute. Add a splash of Cointreau if using, then top off with about 4 ounces Champagne just before serving. Repeat, keeping the Champagne and juice chilled between drinks.

Variations:

Virgin Mimosa: Substitute grapefruit-flavored sparkling water for the Champagne and omit the liqueur.

Genevieve Ko

Genevieve Ko is the former cooking editor for the Los Angeles Times. She is a cookbook author and has been a food writer, editor and recipe developer for national food media outlets. Ko graduated from Yale after a childhood in Monterey Park.