Blood Orange Mimosas
These are the cocktails of left over party slops. My friend Mike (or @mjog as we sometimes like to call him) passed on his party slops to me when he decided to pack it all up and live loose… so I set about finding cocktail solutions to all the orange flavoured liquore I inherited. This send off treat is one of the loveliest summer cocktails I’ve had and one of the most fun nights.
Makes: About a liter (or 16ish drinks)
Prep: 5 min plus an hour chill
Ingredients:
3 cups of blood orange juice ( you can squeeze this fresh if you like, but it will take about 10 oranges)
1/3 cup of Grand Marnier (or Cointreau or Triple sec)
4 teaspoons of sugar (adjust to taste or choice of orange based liquore)
1 750ml bottle of Prosecco chilled
Prosecco is an Italian sparkeling white. It’s not like other sparkling whites (like brut) but more sweet and subtle – if you can, I think a cheap alternative would be the blonde lambrusco although this might also be hard to find. The point is find something light and a bit on the sweet side.
You don’t need to prepare this ahead of time, but it is really easy if you do the first step and the rest as you serve. Just make sure your ingredients are chilled and that you have plenty of ice.
1. In a pitcher add the Grand Marnier, sugar and blood orange juice and give a good stir until the sugar is dissolved.
2. Crack open the Prosecco and stir while adding to the pitcher, add ice and serve.