| 100 ml | Brut champagne/sparkling wine (chilled) |
| 50 ml | Orange juice (freshly squeezed) (chilled) |
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How to make:
- Select a Flute glass.
- Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
- POUR half the sparkling wine into chilled glass.
- POUR orange juice.
- Top with the rest of the sparkling wine.
- EXPRESS flamed orange zest twist over cocktail then discard.
Allergens:
Recipe contains the following allergens:
- Brut champagne/sparkling wine – Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites
AKA:
Mimosa
Strength & taste guide:
Review:
A very simple cocktail, but when made with freshly squeezed oranges straight from the refrigerator this is a great brunch drink. (Be sure to fine strain your orange juice.)
Variant:
History:
Thought to have been created in 1921 by Pat McGarry, first bartender at the Buck's Club, London. Very similar to the Mimosa created in Paris four years later.
The sketchy history of both the Buck's Fizz and Mimosa can be found on our Buck's Fizz and Mimosa cocktail page.
Nutrition:
One serving of Buck's Fizz contains 87 calories.
Alcohol content:
- 0.8 standard drinks
- 7.27% alc./vol. (14.54° proof)
- 10.9 grams of pure alcohol
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