Mosas are an essential brunch food, whether you’re hosting at home or meeting friends at a restaurant. Traditionally made with orange juice and Champagne or sparkling wine, this traditional brunch beverage originated in Paris 100 years ago and has since spread throughout Europe and the US. Although the drink comes in a variety of forms, the best mimosas don’t depend on flavor; in fact, because they will be mixed, a lower-quality sparkling wine works best. Focus on the temperature instead. Serve mimosas in chilled glasses as an extra precaution, as the drink’s ingredients require it to be served cold at all times.
Mimosas are served in a tiny six-ounce glass, so when you pour them over ice, the ice melts and eventually dilutes the drink. The Champagne glasses should first be placed in the freezer to preserve the drink’s flavor while maintaining a consistent temperature. The beverage will stay cold while it sits out in this manner, preventing the possibility of a diluted experience.
Chilling your mimosa glasses is simple
Serve your mimosas in glass flutes and chill the glasses for a sufficient amount of time for this trick to work. Because glass conducts heat less well than plastic, plastic Champagne flutes won’t retain the cold as well. Fortunately, this is what keeps the glasses cold in this situation.
Any cocktail glassware should be placed in the freezer at room temperature to chill it. Because of the abrupt temperature change, you run the risk of shattering the glass if you take it out of the hot dishwasher and try to cool it right away. Don’t take the glasses out of the freezer until right before pouring the drinks; instead, chill them for approximately an hour before serving to make sure they’re ice cold.
As a quick fix, wrap a drinking glass in a wet paper towel and place it in the freezer to get it cold in just three minutes. Adding ice to the glass and swirling or letting it sit for a few minutes, then dumping the ice and making the drink is another easy way.