Grinch Mimosa

Make yourself a Grinch Mimosa to celebrate the holiday season. It's a fun and easy way to jazz up a basic mimosa for Christmas.

Red, green, booze, and bubbles... Despite it's curmudgeonly namesake, this drink is full of nothing but holiday cheer. Though these mimosas would be fun and delicious no matter when you make one, in my opinion, they'd be particularly good on Christmas morning.

If you're on the hunt for more mimosa recipes, I have those. Need more Christmas cocktails? I have those, too!

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• 🌟 Why You'll Love This Recipe
• 💭 What is a Grinch Mimosa?
• 📝 Ingredients
• 👩🏻‍🍳 How to make a Grinch Mimosa
• 🔗 Other mimosa recipes
• ❓ FAQs/Tips and tricks
• Share your creations and follow me on social media!
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🌟 Why You'll Love This Recipe

• It tastes great. Mimosas are a classic for a reason. This one is no different.
• It's incredibly easy to make. All you have to do is pour a few different liquids into a glass. You can totally do this.
• It's so festive! I mean, look at it! This Grinch Mimosa is the perfect festive drink for Christmastime.

💭 What is a Grinch Mimosa?

Okay maybe we should first talk about the Grinch. You all know the Grinch, right? He's the misanthropic creature, created by Dr. Seuss, with a heart that's two sizes too small, hates the Whos, and attempts to steal Christmas. That Grinch.

A Grinch Mimosa takes a classic mimosa (orange juice + champagne) and adds a bit of blue curaçao to the mix to give the drink a bright green color. The green color, of course, mimics the bright green of the Grinch's fur.

📝 Ingredients

You only need a few ingredients to make a Grinch Mimosa! Let's take a look at and talk about them below.

• Orange juice: Use your favorite orange juice for this mimosa: freshly squeezed or bottled. For convenience, I use bottled OJ. No pulp, please.
• Blue curaçao: Blue curaçao is a citrus-flavored (laraha, to be exact) liqueur that is similar in flavor to triple sec. It gets its distinctive blue color from food coloring.
• Bubbly: Champagne, prosecco, sparkling wine... it's all good. Use whatever bubbly you prefer/your wallet will permit.
• Garnish: As always, you don't need to garnish your drink. However, I thought that these mimosas looked particularly nice with a maraschino cherry plunked into the bottom of the champagne flute.

👩🏻‍🍳 How to make a Grinch Mimosa

Start by pouring your orange juice into the bottom of a champagne flute.

Follow the OJ with the blue curaçao. Get a load of the color change! It's looking Grinchy already.

Top everything off with the bubbly of your choice. A big thanks to my husband, who lent his hand to this cause.

If you'd like, drop a maraschino cherry into the bottom of the champagne flute. It's not necessary, but I love the festive red-green color contrast that it gives.

🔗 Other mimosa recipes

Looking for other mimosa recipes? I can help with that! Take a look through the photos and links below and you'll find another new favorite.

• Apple Cider Mimosas from A Nerd Cooks
• Pineapple Upside Down Mimosas from Family Fresh Meals
• Grapefruit Mimosa from Jaylynn Little
• Tiffany Mimosas from The Blond Cook

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