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Mimosa recipe
Equal parts Champagne and fresh orange juice. Brunch, sorted.
A Mimosa is 75 ml (74.3 g) Champagne and 75 ml (78 g) Fresh Orange Juice, built and served in a wine glass. It pours to about 150 ml before ice, at roughly 6% ABV. Weighing the ingredients instead of measuring them is what keeps the balance identical from one round to the next.
- Glasswine glass
- Methodbuilt
- Pour volume150 ml
- Strength (est.)6% ABV
- Time2 min
Mimosa ingredients — in millilitres and grams
Grams are what the PourPilot coaster actually targets. They are not the same as the millilitres: a spirit is lighter than water, a syrup is heavier, so 30 ml of one is never 30 g. The right-hand column is the density we use, in grams per millilitre.
| Ingredient | Volume | Weight | g/ml | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champagne | 75 ml | 74.3 g | 0.99 | Weighed by the coaster |
| Fresh Orange Juice | 75 ml | 78 g | 1.04 | Weighed by the coaster |
How to make a Mimosa
- Set your wine glass on the scale (or on the PourPilot coaster) and zero it. Every measurement below is given in millilitres and in grams, so you can use either.
- Fill the wine glass with fresh ice.
- Build Fresh Orange Juice straight into the glass, weighing each pour.
- Top with Champagne and stir once, gently, from the bottom up.
Mimosa: the questions people actually ask
How strong is a Mimosa?
Roughly 6% ABV as poured, before the ice dilutes it — typically another 15–25% water by the time you finish stirring or shaking. Sessionable. Comparable to a glass of wine by volume.
What glass should a Mimosa be served in?
A wine glass. Fill it with fresh ice, not the ice you mixed with.
Can I make a Mimosa without a jigger?
Yes — that is what the gram column is for. Put the glass or tin on a kitchen scale, zero it, and pour to the weight. It is more accurate than a jigger because nothing is left clinging to the inside of the measure. The PourPilot coaster does the same thing without you having to watch a display: it lights up as you approach the target and tells you when to stop.
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