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[1] Blood orange Mimosa with reposado Tequila (photos © Cantera Negra Tequila).

[2] Cantera Negra Reposado is aged for up to seven months in used Cognac and Bourbon barrels.

[3] Silver Tequila is aged for up to four weeks.

[4] A classic Mimosa made with fresh-squeezed orange juice and Freixenet Cava sparkling wine © Eric Pancer | Wikipedia Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 generic license).

[5] The Mimosa cocktail was named after the color of mimosa flowers (photo © Elena Popova | Unsplash).

Updated June 2026

Here’s something special for National Mimosa Day, May 16th. It’s a mash-up of the classic Mimosa with an Aperol Spritz.

A Mimosa is equal parts brut Champagne and orange juice—ideally, fresh-squeezed.

An Aperol Spritz is three parts Prosecco (a sparkling wine, as is Champagne) and two parts Aperol, a botanical liqueur easy to recognize from its bright orange color.
 
> Cocktails that confuse the mashup.

> Recipe: Blood Orange Aperol Mimosa

> More Mimosa recipes.

> About Canta Negra Tequila.

Elsewhere on The Nibble:

> The three types of blood oranges.

> More Mimosa cocktail recipes.

> The history of the Mimosa.

> The history of Aperol, the Aperol Spritz, and the recipe.

> The dfifferent types of sparking wine.

> The year’s 10+ Champagne and other bubbly/sparkling wine holidays.

> The year’s 100+ cocktail and spirit holidays.
 
 
COCKTAILS THAT CONFUSE THE MATTER

 
The recipe mashup was created by Cantera Negra Tequila.

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Below: More Mimosa recipes, including the classic, and the original Aperol Spritz recipe.

> The history of the Mimosa.

> The history of the Aperol Spritz.

> Different types of sparking wine.

> The year’s 10+ Champagne and other bubbly/sparkling wine holidays.

> The dfifferent types of sparking wine.

> Different types of Tequila.
 
 
RECIPE: CANTERA NEGRA BLOOD ORANGE APEROL MIMOSA

Blood oranges are delicious, but what if they aren’t in season? Squeeze Valencia or Navel oranges.
 
Ingredients Per Drink

 
Preparation

1. SHAKE with ice the first three ingredients. Strain into highball glass over fresh ice.

2. SLOWLY ADD Champagne to fill the glass.

3. GARNISH and serve.
 
 
MORE MIMOSA RECIPES

 
Plus

 
 
ABOUT CANTERA NEGRA TEQUILA

Cantera Negra tequilas are handcrafted in small-batch quantities from late-harvest blue agave. The distillery permits only time-honored, traditional production methods and the studied art of blending.

 
In 2017, Cantera Negra swept the prestigious San Francisco Spirits Competition, with their tequilas taking the gold, silver, and bronze medals.
 
 

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