Recipes Valencia Be the first to rate & review! Marian Beke * Montgomery Place, LondonAccording to Beke, this mimosa-like cocktail is said to have been the winning drink in the first-ever official bartender competition, in Vienna, around 1910. Cocktail Party Recipes By Marian Beke Updated on March 27, 2015 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Yield: 1 drink Ingredients Ice 1/4 ounce apricot Eau-de-vie mixed with 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar, or 1/2 ounce Apricot brandy 2 dashes of orange bitters Juice of 1/2 large orange 3 ounces chilled Champagne Directions Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add all of the remaining ingredients except the Champagne and shake well. Strain into a chilled flute and top with the Champagne. Rate it Print