Brunch season is here! For the next few months, our calendars are packed with reasons to celebrate—bridal showers, baby showers, Easter brunch, and Mother’s Day, just to name a few. If you’re hosting any of these events, take our advice: you’re going to want to make this mimosa bar. Not only is it easy to set up, but it also lets your guests make their own drinks so you’re not stuck in the kitchen blending margaritas to order for the entire party. Sounds like a win-win situation, right? Get our tips below.
What You’ll Need
- Sparkling wine
- Fresh Fruit
- Fruit Juice
- Champagne Flutes
- Pitchers
- Bowls for Fruit
- Beverage Tub
- Labels
- Decor
How To Make Them
To take the guesswork out of making your own mimosa, set up a chalkboard sign with instructions that read:
- Pour the Bubbly
- Add the Juice
- Top With Fruit
Have guests serve themselves according to their own preferences, but we recommend a 1:1 ratio of wine to juice for each mimosa.
You can make 6-8 mimosas out of every standard 750 ml bottle of sparkling wine, so for a party of 20 people where each guest will have two or three drinks we recommend buying about 6-8 bottles of sparkling wine. To give guests options, serve four different kinds of juice—we picked orange juice, strawberry lemonade, pomegranate juice, and an orange-mango juice. Most people will opt for the classic orange and bubbly mix, so stock up on a larger bottle of OJ. Three smaller bottles of juice will be enough for the other varieties. As for the fruit, pick up a few pints of whatever is in season. We chose strawberries and blackberries because they were the freshest options at the grocery store.
It really all comes down to personal preference. If you like sweet drinks, choose a sweet sparkling wine rather than a dry to pair with the already sweet-but-tart orange juice. But if super-sweet cocktails aren’t your thing, opt for a dry sparkling wine. To accommodate everyone’s tastes, serve several different kinds of bubbly so that people can customize their cocktails.
Decor
Now for the fun part! For a colorful (and affordable!) mimosa bar backdrop, make tassel garlands out of tissue paper. And because a party without cake is just a meeting, how about a cake with a mini tassel garland cake topper to match the backdrop.
