Add some festive flavours to your holiday brunch with these Ginger Beer Mimosas. They're a spin on traditional mimosas, with freshly squeezed orange juice, vodka, cardamom, ground ginger and ginger beer!
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Dropping in today with a quick cocktail recipe for all of your upcoming holiday brunches!
I don't know about you, but hosting a holiday brunch is one of my favourite things to do during the festive season. And no surprise, but mimosas are always on the menu. (Mimosas and lots and lots of coffee!)
We'll be hosting friends for brunch this holiday season. And to help me narrow down what I'm going to serve, I've been working on a recipe round-up of some of my favourite holiday brunch dishes. Keep an eye out for that post over the next few days.
What is Ginger Beer?
Traditional ginger beer originated in England, and was made by fermenting and brewing sugar, ginger and water with a starter culture called the ginger beer plant. It was originally an alcoholic beverage, but today most commercial ginger beers are non-alcoholic. And while ginger beer tastes similar to ginger ale, it's spicier and less carbonated. If you're interested it learning more about ginger beer, Thrillist has a great article.
Recipe tips
- I used freshly squeezed orange juice as I always have plenty of oranges on hand. But store-bought orange juice will work too, just try to go with one with no-added sugar.
- This recipe uses a 330 millilitre bottle of ginger beer, or approximately 11 ounces. You can use alcoholic or non-alcoholic ginger beer. It just depends on how strong you like your mimosas.
- The recipe calls for vodka, but gin would also work really well.
- I added a dash of ginger, but you can certainly leave it out if the ginger beer is enough ginger for you!
If you make this recipe, I'd love to hear what you think in the comments below!
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📖 Recipe
Ginger Beer Mimosas
Ingredients
- 6 ounces freshly squeezed orange juice, about 4 medium-sized oranges
- 2 ounces vodka
- Dash of cardamom
- Dash of ground ginger
- 11 ounces ginger beer, or 1-330 millimetre bottle
- Pomegranate arils for garnish
Instructions
- Add the orange juice, vodka, cardamom and ginger to a glass jar with a lid. Shake the mixture until combined. Pour into two champagne flutes or wine glasses, and top off with ginger beer. Add pomegranate arils to garnish. Cheers!
Notes
- You can use alcoholic or non-alcoholic ginger beer, it just depends on how strong you like your mimosas.
- Store-bought orange juice will work in this recipe too. Just try to use one with no-sugar added.
- You can leave out the dash of ground ginger if the ginger beer adds enough of a ginger flavour for you.
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Nutrition Facts per Serving
Disclaimer
Nutrition information is an estimate only and will vary depending on the substitutions made and the brands used.
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Christie says
I really love the touch of ginger these to delicious and refreshing mimosas Leanne! Looks amazing!
Leanne says
Thanks Christie! Cheers!
heather (delicious not gorgeous) says
love the idea of using ginger beer! not a fan of champagne mimosas, so i'd have a glass of this any day (:
Leanne says
Thanks Heather! It's a great alternative if you're not a fan of champagne. Hope you get to try it!
Jeff the Chef says
I've never had a ginger beer mimosa! It sounds fantastic. I'm a huge fan of ginger beer. I had it in my head once to try to brew some at home, but I just never got around to it. Maybe this will give me the incentive.
Leanne says
If you make your own ginger beer I would love to know how it goes! Hope you get a chance to make these mimosas! Thanks for stopping by!
annie@ciaochowbambina says
So perfect for holiday brunches! Let the parties begin!
Leanne says
Thanks Annie! Cheers to the holidays!
Kelsie | the itsy-bitsy kitchen says
These sound wonderful, Leanne! In fact, I think I'll serve them on Christmas morning, since mimosas are a Christmas tradition in my family :). Can't wait to see your brunch roundup!
Leanne says
Thanks Kelsie! I hope you enjoy these on Christmas morning! I may have to mix one up myself!;)
Mary Ann | The Beach House Kitchen says
We always have a Neew Year's brunch Leanne and I'm thinking these would be perfect! Cheers to the holidays!
Leanne says
Love a good New Years brunch! Hope you get to make these Mary Ann!
Ashika | Gardening Foodie says
Leanne, these cocktails look so refreshing and delicious. I really love how easy and quick these are to make as well. So perfect for the festive season.
PS: Your pictures of this recipe are absolutely stunning!!!
Leanne says
Thank you so much Ashika! Appreciate it! And yes, I’m all about easy cocktails this time of year!
Marissa says
These mimosas sound so herbaceous and refreshing! I'd choose this version over the standard any time. So perfect for holiday brunches!
Leanne says
Thank you Marissa! I can wait to serve these to our holiday brunch guests!
[email protected] says
These are beautiful Leanne! I like a subtle hint of ginger, so no extra for me.
Leanne says
Thanks Patrick!
Terry says
You had me at beer!!! 🙂
These pictures are incredible!
Leanne says
Haha! Thanks Terry! Cheers!
Haylie Abele says
These sound amazing, Leanne! I love ginger so these would have the perfect amount of spice for me! I would definitely add extra ginger like you did! I was hoping to pick up some ginger beer this weekend so hopefully I can make these! Awesome recipe!
Leanne says
Thanks Haylie! I need to stock up on ginger beer for our holiday brunch. Hope you get a chance to make these. Would love to know what you think if you do!
Dawn - Girl Heart Food says
These sound lovely, Leanne! Love ginger and the little punch that it adds so happy to see the extra ginger added here. Bet this would definitely make for one yummy brunch cocktail over the holidays! We are hosting a party tomorrow so lots of prep today. That time of year, for sure. Fun, though! Cheers to this and cheers to a wonderful weekend 🙂
Leanne says
Thanks Dawn! I'm with you and love the little extra ginger. We hosted a holiday brunch yesterday, and these were on the menu! I could enjoy more than my share for sure! Happy almost 2019!