A Bubbly Festive Favourite: How to Make a Cranberry Mimosa
Make your holiday celebrations truly special with this stunning Cranberry Mimosa, which is as beautiful as it is delicious!
This festive twist on the classic mimosa combines bubbly champagne with tart cranberry juice, creating a gorgeous ruby-red cocktail that practically screams celebration. Whether you’re hosting Thanksgiving brunch, Christmas morning breakfast, or ringing in the New Year, this elegant sipper sets the perfect tone for special occasions.
The slightly tart cranberry flavor balances perfectly with the champagne’s effervescence, making it sophisticated enough for adults while being refreshingly approachable. Plus, that jewel-toned color looks absolutely stunning in champagne flutes and photographs beautifully for your holiday memories.
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This recipe is part of our favourite Christmas Cocktails series. You may also like to check out our non-alcoholic drinks collection for perfect Christmas Mocktails.
Tools You Will Need for Making a Cranberry Mimosa
- Champagne/sparkling wine flutes
- A saucer for your sugar garnish
- A toothpick may help if you wish to skewer your cranberries
- A jigger
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Cranberry Mimosa
A pretty and bubbly addition to your festive drinks line up, perfect for serving up as a welcome drink, accompanying your dinner or as a sparkling dessert.
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 4 serves
Ingredients
25.4 oz bottle sparkling champagne
1/2 cup sweet cranberry juice
A handful of fresh cranberries
2 tablespoons sugar
Garnish 4 sprigs of fresh rosemary
Instructions
- Dampen the rim of your glasses (you can use a squeeze of lime or simply run under a tap) then dip into a saucer of sugar
- Pour 2 tablespoons of cranberry juice into the bottom of each glass
- Top off with sparkling wine
- Skewer a few cranberries on to the end of a rosemary sprig, or let them float on top to garnish
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Cocktails
Variations to the Cranberry Mimosa
You can certainly play with your quantities if you prefer a deeper colour or like the tart taste from the cranberry, make the cranberry component of the drink a little stronger.
The Sugared Rim and Garnish
There are certainly no hard and fast rules when it comes to garnishing your favourite festive drinks.
Not everyone is a fan of the sugared rim (though we do think in this case it helps cut through the tartness of the cranberry) so there’s no problem to drop this step – or alternatively play it up, you could add some green or red colouring to the sugar for an even more festive appearance!
Poinsettia Mimosa
We find many use the name interchangeably when referring to a Cranberry Mimosa, but the most common poinsettia mimosa recipes we experimented with also added a dash of Triple Sec or orange liqueur, and even a splash of grenadine, giving it an even darker cherry red.
Have an experiment which you prefer (both are equally tasty and festive but we do find the Poinsettia Mimosa has a little extra punch), mix the ingredients in the flute with a long cocktail spoon.
More Christmas Drinks Ideas
As well as checking out our complete guide to Christmas cocktails, you may also be interested in our Christmas gift guides for drink-lovers.
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