My Grapefruit Mimosa a little different than just combining champagne and grapefruit juice. Homemade simple syrup and some orange flavored liqueur like Grand Marnier help make this a sweet and flavorful pink cocktail.
Grapefruits are fantastic in cocktails.
When you can go to Costco and pick up a bag of big, beautiful, juicy, vibrant pink grapefruits, you do two things:
- Enjoy the fact that although its winter and a fresh berry is months away, the citrus is AMAZING this time of year and
- Grapefruit Mimosas are an easy to make and incredibly delicious cocktail.
In addition to this lip smacking drink, I like to use fresh grapefruit to make my Grapefruit Tequila Slammer and my Citrus Beer Sangria.
What makes this mimosa fantastic:
Now, you may know a mimosa as juice + champagne. Its my favorite way to enjoy orange juice, after all.
But grapefruit juice, even a super sweet one, is too tart and bitter when paired with champagne.
That's why I like to sweeten it up with a bit of simple syrup and add a hefty splash of Grand Marnier to really bring out the citrus notes.
Now, the amount of simple syrup I put in this cocktail bordered on almost-too-sweet for my liking, but it was definitely lip smacking good.
The result is a pretty and bubbly breakfast cocktail that is super easy to make a refreshing change from a plain old glass of orange juice. Enjoy!
Grapefruit Mimosa
Ingredients
- 1 ounce simple syrup (recipe link in notes)
- ½ ounce orange flavored liqueur (I used Grand Marnier)
- 2 ounces grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed)
- 4 ounces champagne (amount will vary depending on the size of your glass)
Instructions
- Make your simple syrup by combining equal volumes of water and granulated sugar in a sauce pot over medium heat, swirling until all of the sugar has dissolved. Cool and store in refrigerator.
- In a champagne flute, combine simple syrup with orange liquor. Add freshly squeeze grapefruit juice. Finally top with chilled champagne. Enjoy!
Notes
NUTRITION INFORMATION
This post was originally published in February of 2015 and recently updated for your viewing pleasure.
Harper
This drink is officially called a Megmosa (related to the Mimosa). And yes, these are really amazing! Favorite brunch drink. 🙂
Krissy
I had no idea!
Lauren
How much of each ingredient would you add to make a carafe or juice to keep at a mimosa bar?
Krissy
Hi Lauren, since this is for a single serving, I would just multiply by however many servings you plan on making. I would have everything in a chilled carafe and have the chilled champagne separate so people could add as much or as little as they want. So, if you have 10 guests, I would recommend multiplying by 20 so they can have a couple drinks each!
Danielle Tindol
Rock, this before bed 💋 killin this Mom thing👊👊
Krissy
I approve!
Cathy
Totally agree with the lip smacking good! Haha! Excellent!
Mahy
Incredible drink that is just what I have been looking for! And it looks unbelievable - I can already see it being in the center of everyone's attention!
Noelle
Love the flavor this adds rather can orange juice! Yum, refreshing!!
Patty
Grapefruit mimosas are my favorite! They are the perfect brunch cocktail!
Neha
Looks so fun! I bought some grape fruits from store today. Thanks for posting this recipe just in time! 😉