It is believed that a bartender in 1925 at the Ritz Hotel in Paris, created the mimosa. Another account says director Alfred Hitchcock invented the beloved drink in San Francisco in the 1940s.

Why do they call it mimosa?

Mimosa is a kind of plant that can have lovely yellow flowers, such as the silver wattle. The color of a mimosa drink, usually made with equal parts orange juice and champagne (or other sparkling wines), is said to resemble the plant’s color, hence the name.

What language is mimosa?

Etymology. From New Latin mimosa, from Latin mimus (“mime”)