Mimosa Calculator
Work out champagne, Prosecco, and juice for your guests. Choose your pour size and recipe, then save your shopping list.
Quick Answer
For 20 guests at a 2-hour brunch, the default plan with a 20% buffer is 72 mimosas, 8 bottles of sparkling wine, and 1.5 gallons of juice. The model uses 2.5oz each of sparkling wine and juice, or about 10 mimosas per 750ml bottle.
Estimate your event quantitiesMimosa Quick Math — Default Recipe
Calculate Your Mimosas
Longer = more refills
Adds 1 mimosa per guest before buffer
3–8 oz of wine and juice combined.
Adds 20% extra
Your 5 oz recipe: 2.50 oz wine + 2.50 oz juice. About 10.0 drinks per bottle.
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One assumes guests reuse a glass. Increase for fresh glasses or a reserve.
Match the pack size of the product you choose.
Flutes or stemless glasses
2 packs of 24 cover 30 glasses. Choose a capacity above your 5 oz pour.
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2.25 US gallons of juice in total. Choose capacity for your first service and keep the remainder chilled for refills.
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Check internal dimensions for the bottles you will chill at once, with room for ice.
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Label each juice and keep the recipe visible so pours match your shopping list.
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Quick Reference
For your selected 2-hour duration, 5 oz pour and 1:1 recipe. Includes 20% buffer.
Mimosa Bar Setup Guide
A practical checklist to review with the venue or beverage provider for a mimosa service.
What You Need
Glassware
Setup Tips
Timing & Freshness
Choosing Sparkling Wine for Mimosas
Choose a dry sparkling wine that tastes good with your juices, then compare current quotes from local stores for the quantity shown above.
Taste Before Buying the Full Quantity
Prices and inventory vary by retailer, region, and date
Buy one candidate bottle, chill it, and test the recipe you selected above. Confirm the final per-bottle price, case terms, availability, and any venue restrictions before placing a large order.
Often fruit-forward. Compare Brut and Extra Dry labels with your chosen juice because the naming does not map intuitively to sweetness.
Often crisp and dry. Taste it alongside citrus before selecting it for the full bar.
The calculator works with any 750ml bottle. Prioritize a reliable supply and a flavor that complements your juice.
Buying Checklist
- +Compare the final price for the same 750ml bottle size
- +Confirm stock for the full calculated quantity
- +Taste the exact wine-and-juice pairing before ordering
- +Ask the retailer about case terms and unopened-bottle policies
XAvoid These Mistakes
- -Do not assume all "case discounts" or return terms are the same
- -Do not switch bottle sizes without recalculating the yield
- -Do not mix the full batch early; sparkling wine loses carbonation
- -Do not treat the calculator's built-in cost range as a local quote
How the shopping quantities are calculated
We plan two servings in the first hour and one per later hour, plus your optional extra serving and buffer. Ingredient yields use a conservative 25 usable US fl oz per 750ml bottle and 125 usable oz per gallon of juice. Bottles round up; juice rounds up to quarter-gallon purchases. These small yield allowances are separate from the optional 20% event buffer.
For sparkling wine served on its own, use the Prosecco bottle calculator.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many mimosas does one bottle of champagne make?
This calculator plans 10 mimosas from one 750ml bottle. Each mimosa is a 5oz drink made with about 2.5oz sparkling wine and 2.5oz juice. Choose a different drink size or wine-to-juice ratio in the calculator to recalculate your bottles and juice.
How much orange juice do I need for mimosas for 50 people?
Using the calculator defaults for a 2-hour brunch, 50 guests produce a 180-mimosa plan after the optional 20% buffer. At 2.5oz of juice per mimosa, buy 3.75 gallons of juice in total. The default shopping split is 2.5 gallons of orange juice plus five 32oz bottles of other juices.
What's the best ratio of champagne to juice for mimosas?
The default is a 1:1 recipe: 2.5oz of sparkling wine and 2.5oz of juice. Choose 2:1 for more wine or 1:2 for more juice, and set your finished drink size. Both ingredient quantities update together.
How many bottles of champagne for a mimosa bar for 30 guests?
With the default 2-hour setting and 20% buffer, the calculator plans 108 mimosas for 30 guests: 11 bottles of champagne or Prosecco and 2.25 gallons of juice. Turning on “Add One Extra Serving per Guest” raises the allowance before the buffer, producing 144 mimosas and 15 bottles in this scenario.
Can I use prosecco instead of champagne for mimosas?
Yes. Prosecco, Cava, Champagne, and other dry sparkling wines can all work in the calculator because they use the same 750ml bottle size. Taste candidates with your chosen juice, compare current local bottle prices, and use the option that fits your menu and budget.
How do I set up a mimosa bar?
Set up ice buckets with chilled sparkling wine, provide suitable glasses, and arrange labeled juices in pitchers or dispensers. Orange, cranberry, grapefruit, and peach are common options. Add simple garnishes, keep backup bottles chilled, and mix each drink to order so the sparkling wine retains its carbonation.
What juices can I use for mimosas besides orange juice?
You can use grapefruit, peach nectar, cranberry, mango, pomegranate, pineapple, or passion fruit juice. The shopping list reserves about 30% of the total juice for alternatives, but you can make all of it orange juice or change the split to match your menu.
Planning a full bar?
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