Here I am, sidling up to your weekend with a cocktail.
We’re adding kombucha to our weekend cocktail because my girl Whitney made these Kombucha Mimosas and I thought we should all share in the splendor of Saturday cocktails + probiotics.
Juice + booch + champagne. Fine, totally fine weekend decisions, don’y you think? You can skip the juice all together and just combine kombucha and champagne (Whitney-style). I happen to like a splash of tart juice in my morning. It’s up to you! How do you like your morning drank?
Also see: Elaine Sidles the Sidler because I used the word ‘sidle’. (Fall down the rabbit hole of Seinfeld clips, if you’re anything like me).
Here’s what you’ll beed:
- chilled champagne
- fresh squeezed grapefruit juice
- a chilled bottle of kombucha (any flavor that suits your fancy).
Start with the grapefruit. Tart and bright and lightly sweet.
Add the kombucha. Fizzy and juicy with probiotics for our guts.
Aaaaand champagne. Because we’re weekending!
Add edible flowers and citrus rounds. Or not. Keep it feel-good and easy.
Kombucha Grapefruit Mimosas
- Prep Time: 10
- Total Time: 10
Ingredients
- 1 bottle chilled champagne
- 1 cup fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice
- 2 (16-ounce) bottles kombucha (any flavor you like)
- edible flowers, optional
- sliced citrus rounds, optional
Instructions
- Choose some glassware that makes you feel weekend festive.
- Fill each glass a quarter of the way full with with grapefruit juice. Add another quarter of kombucha. Fill the glass with champagne.
- Dot with edible flowers and garnish with a citrus round.
- Enjoy and cheers!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
Photography by Jon Melendez
Anh
This would be so good in granita form. YUM.
Thanks for the inspo Joy!
dixya @food, pleasure, and health
i want to start my day every with this drink if i could. love everything happening here!
Ashlyn @ The Pedantic Foodie
These are gorgeous and they sound so refreshing!
Paige
This looks so refreshing! I love grapefruit!
Paige
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Synne
Oh, these look lovely! I’ve actually never had kombucha (that trend hasn’t really made its way to Norway yet), so that’s another reason to try!
May I mention something, though? As a sommelier I’d like to just point out that champagne is one very specific type of sparkling wine, and in this case I can see that the bottle contains cava, which is another type. I know that using the word champagne when referring to any wine that bubbles is very common, but it’s kind of like saying “lamborghini” to mean “car”. There are plenty of other, more general terms to choose from, like bubbly, sparkling wine or fizz, that might be more accurate and also create less confusion? Luckily, it’s not like you need to get an expensive bottle of actual champagne to make lovely drinks like this (and I personally also opt for cava when making mimosas, for instance)!
I’m sorry, Joy, I really don’t mean to be rude, I just can’t help myself when we’re talking about the love of my life, wine! All the best from Norway!
Krissy
Snootyness alert! ;)
Cindy Lou
I liked the education I received! You learn something new every day!
Crytsek
*eye roll* Synne just couldn’t pass that one up…
Sandra
Unlike some other comments here, I found your comments very interesting and helpful as I was wondering if I could substitute Proseco for the champagne as I already have a bottle….. Any thoughts on that?
Rachael Barnett
These are stunning!! I am currently on a kombucha cocktail bender and this will be next up!
Jen
These photographs are gorgeous! I will definitely be trying this recipe out soon. So many favorites in one.
Peppermint Dolly
Major noms!! Looks so good :-)
Rebecca
xx
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