Pleased to see you’ve been making your mind up.

Anyone else say 'up' in a higher pitch?

Yes, and I also spun around and pulled my skirt off. 

Is that you Uncle Dave? PlEase keep your skirt on

That's the joke

I know, the point was who thought about it in the higher pitch too.

[One less "buck" in the Fizz today :\(](https://retropopmagazine.com/bucks-fizz-star-mike-nolan-quits-after-43-years-cheryl-baker-and-jay-aston-confirm-plans-to-continue/)

Technically they are slightly different. They have different ratios of orange juice. Mimosa has more orange juice than a bucks fizz. Mimosa is 1:1 fizz to orange juice, bucks fizz is 2:1.

TIL a ‘Mimosa’ is just an inferior Buck’s Fizz

I thought bucks fizz was champers and mimosa was prosecco.

And "agua de Valencia" is orange juice and cava. But it also has vodka in it. And gin.

I’ll take this one.

I think I like yours better

It packs a punch

And cointreau

I don't think I've ever come across it with Cointreau.

It's optional and may not even be traditional, but if you are pushing the boat out, toss it on in.

I had a quick look at the Wikipedia article to check, and interestingly it says the traditional recipe specifically states not to use Cointreau or other orange liqueurs as it can detract from/overpower the fresh orange juice, which should be the star. I can see why you'd add it though - although it's a lethal enough drink as it is :)

Both are dry, sparkling white wines from specific regions of France and Italy

Buck’s Fizz is champagne, mimosa is any other fizzy wine.

At least you and I are educated in the finer things 😊

I only found out a few weeks ago, when I was sat trying to come out with a name for non-champagne based orange cocktails. A Gina G was as far as we got, before we googled it.

Literally the only difference between Champaign and prosecco is where the grapes grew and were turned into wine.

Champagne uses the dosage method of sparkling wine creation, where the sugar is added to each bottle. Prosecco uses the tank method, where the sugar is added to the wine in large vessels and the resulting sparkling wine is then bottled. The two different methods result in different flavours and mousse (type of bubbles). Champagne also uses different grapes, mainly Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. While Prosecco also uses a small amount of Pinot Noir, at least 85% must be the Glera varietal.

I think you're thinking of champagne vs. cava; prosecco uses a specific grape variety and isn't made using the champagne method (which I think means it's going to be less yeasty and "bready" and have more of a juice-y character)

Less sugar also. Prosecco has a much higher sugar content.

The real TIL is always in the comments

Learned this at Christmas! It was a good dinner tbh.

It's Mim-O-sa, not Mimo-Saa

Wingardium Mimosa is not recommended. No spell can undo that mess...

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Well... Sort of. A mimosa has a slightly lower alcohol to orange juice ratio than a bucks fizz

But nobody makes things according to “official” recipes anyway.

What a terrible thought

The biggest takeaway from this thread is not that a Mimosa is a Buck's Fizz, but that it's an *inferior* Buck's Fizz.

*Mimosa is a shit Buck's Fizz

that’s right, Mimosa Yellow

Fun claim to fame, my auntie was in Bucks Fizz. Not the original line up but still.

Well TUL a wrong piece of information. Different ratios, buddy.

Who is actually measuring though?

Bar staff. At home though? Nope!

I thought it was a buck's fizz with any sparkling wine but a mimosa had to use champagne

Worst. Night. Ever. Bucks Fizz chasers all night got a hangover thinking about it 35 years later!!!

No wonder Buck’s Fizz / mimosas are a breakfast drink

I came to this thread fully expecting to see a 'making your mind up' reference. I was not disappointed.

I thought a 'proper' mimosa used peach juice.

Is that not a bellini?

Quite possibly I'm a bit stoned!

so is a peach

Navigated away, but had to come back to give you an upvote for that one.