Yummy Magazine Vol 3 - The Holiday Issue | Page 63

From the traditional Mimosa to the more audaciously-named Sudden Headache, Champagne cocktails are perfect for your holiday parties or any occasion! FRENCH 75 MIMOSA Inspired by a light World War I French field artillery gun with a vicious rate of fire, the French 75 is a champagne-and-liquor combination with a lot of kick. Popular with the ladies, Mimosa is perfect for breakfast or brunch. The classic mimosa is excessively simple, refreshing and has hair of the dog qualities to it. Two parts orange juice to one of Champagne. Ingredients for 2 mimosas Ingredients: 15 ml Lemon juice 1 tsp Sugar 60 ml London dry gin or cognac Champagne, chilled Glass: Collins Instructions: Add the lemon juice and sugar to a shaker and stir to combine. Add the gin and fill with ice. Shake, and strain into a Collins glass filled with cracked ice. Fill slowly with Champagne. Ingredients: 60 ml of freshly-squeezed orange juice 120 ml of Brut champagne Instructions: Fill champagne flute 2/3 full with fresh-squeezed orange juice and top up with Brut champagne and voila! For a Mimosa with added kick and complexity, add a dash of orange bitters or a teaspoon of Grand Marnier.