{"id":1477,"date":"2010-05-04T18:06:37","date_gmt":"2010-05-05T01:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/?p=1477"},"modified":"2010-05-04T18:06:37","modified_gmt":"2010-05-05T01:06:37","slug":"mimosa-lovehate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/?p=1477","title":{"rendered":"Mimosa – Love\/Hate"},"content":{"rendered":"

My relationship with the Mimosa I think can be summed up as love\/hate, though not in the way you’re thinking.\u00c2\u00a0 You see, I deeply love Mimosas.\u00c2\u00a0 Yet, at the same time, I hate telling people that.\u00c2\u00a0 That statement conjures images of accessories such as small dogs and man bags.\u00c2\u00a0 Well, I call BS on that.\u00c2\u00a0 The Mimosa is a damn fine cocktail and, like other “not-so-manly” mixes that I’ve tasted in the past, it deserves respect.\u00c2\u00a0 But, since I’m running on a compressed schedule this week because I’m sampling a few cocktails I kept this round of experimentation brief.\u00c2\u00a0 Let’s get started with the recipe from Regan’s Joy of Mixology<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Mimosa (Joy of Mixology)<\/strong><\/pre>\n
1\/2 oz Triple Sec\r\n1 1\/2 oz Orange Juice\r\n3 1\/2 oz Champagne<\/strong><\/pre>\n
1) Build the drink in the order listed\r\n2) Garnish with an Orange Slice\r\n<\/strong><\/pre>\n
\"Mimosa\"<\/a><\/p>\n
I mixed it, I photographed it, I sampled it and then, as per my usual, I wanted to tweak it.\u00c2\u00a0 As written the recipe is good, but it’s too sweet for my taste.\u00c2\u00a0 Regan mandates that the triple sec is absolute required.\u00c2\u00a0 I say nay.\u00c2\u00a0 The triple sec doesn’t really add much to the flavor profile (it’s just another layer of orange).\u00c2\u00a0 What it does add is additional sweetness.\u00c2\u00a0 I prefer a drier Mimosa, so my choice was clear, drop the triple sec and move on.<\/p>\n
Mimosa (Cocktail Hacker)<\/strong><\/pre>\n
2 oz Orange Juice\r\n3 1\/2 oz Champagne\r\n<\/strong><\/pre>\n
1) Build the drink in the order listed\r\n2) Garnish with an Orange Slice<\/strong><\/pre>\n
One last point to make before I move on to brunches unknown.\u00c2\u00a0 Champagne, or more correctly sparkling wine, is key to this drink.\u00c2\u00a0 There’s a strong pull with these types of drinks to pour in crap wine and call it good.\u00c2\u00a0 Don’t do it!\u00c2\u00a0 Seriously!\u00c2\u00a0 No, you don’t need to be topping your orange juice with Kristal either, but you should use something you’re willing to drink on its own. It’s like when you’re cooking with wine.\u00c2\u00a0 Always cook with something drinkable, always mix with something drinkable.<\/p>\n
So there you have it.\u00c2\u00a0 Now, go forth and spread the joy of the Mimosa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
My relationship with the Mimosa I think can be summed up as love\/hate, though not in the way you’re thinking.\u00c2\u00a0 You see, I deeply love Mimosas.\u00c2\u00a0 Yet, at the same time, I hate telling people that.\u00c2\u00a0 That statement conjures images of accessories such as small dogs and man bags.\u00c2\u00a0 Well, I call BS on that.\u00c2\u00a0 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6],"tags":[151,152,10],"class_list":["post-1477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","category-recipes","tag-brunch","tag-mimosa","tag-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1477"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1477\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1478,"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1477\/revisions\/1478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}