Our Best Brunch Cocktails

By Food & Wine
Updated June 29, 2020
Credit: © Lucas Allen
Whether you're into mimosas, Bloody Marys, Irish Coffees, or more adventurous brunch beverages, we have a cocktail for every long brunch that you're throwing.
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Blood Orange Screwdrivers

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For her parties, actress Ali Larter likes to make just one great drink. This one is bitter and sweet, thanks to a splash of Aperol with the blood orange juice and vodka.

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Pimm’s Cup Royale

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For those in need of a brunchy, buzzy-feeling cocktail this classic drink combines Cognac, peach liqueur and Champagne.

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Aviary's Bloody Mary

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This deconstructed can be made year-round with bottled tomato juice, is best using fresh, ripe tomatoes in the summer. As the colorful ice cubes melt in the cocktail, they slowly season the drink: The green cubes are made with celery, the black ones use Worcestershire sauce and the red cubes get their color and flavor from Fresno chiles.

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Blood Peach Bellini

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The Blood Peach Bellini was originally made using super-seasonal summer blood peaches. This variation combines Campari, grenadine and white peach puree to approximate the rare fruit’s flavor and color.

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Sour Cherry-Yuzu Bellinis

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When Jean-Georges Vongerichten serves this effervescent sour-cherry cocktail for his guests he adds yuzu juice for a kick.

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Pamplemousse

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This cocktail is bright, refreshing and low in alcohol—a great pick-me-up.

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Hellfire Club Bloody Mary

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Black pepper, Tabasco and fresh chile give this delicious Bloody Mary a fiery kick.

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Mexico 70

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This sparkling tequila-lime drink was named to honor the 1970 World Cup, which was played in Mexico, and is a terrific brunch cocktail.

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The Witches' Coffee

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To underscore the rich flavor of dark Sumatra coffee,this brunch cocktail is mixed with aged rum, spicy, saffron-based Strega and molasses-y raw sugar.

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Sparkling Pomegranate Punch

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This refreshing punch is made with tart-sweet pomegranate juice and finished with Prosecco.

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Fresh Tomato Bloody Marys

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Like a classic Bloody Mary made with tomato juice, it's a delicious brunch cocktail—with or without vodka. For savory flavor, add a few drops of Worcestershire sauce to each drink.

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Kill Devil Punch

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This old-fashioned punch-bowl cocktail is cooled with a block of raspberry ice that releases berries into the bowl as it melts.

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Michelada Gingembre

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This low-alcohol cocktail is a take on the Shandygaff, citrus soda mixed with lager. It is made with fresh ginger juice and a hoppy IPA with a dash of hot sauce to make the drink even better.

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Dominicana

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This White Russian variation is made with Caffé Lolita coffee liqueur.

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Platinum Sparkle

Credit: © Tina Rupp
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For parties, it is easy to premix the first four ingredients in large batches (3 parts vodka to 1 part each liqueur, Lillet and lemon juice). When ready to pour, fill a shaker with ice and 3 ounces of the mixture, shakes, strain into a glass and top with Champagne.

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Snowstorm Café

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This drink is the perfect warmer-upper after skiing or snowboarding or for any cold, winter day.

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