Look, it's time for the tyranny to end: it's okay to have a cocktail at brunch. "What do you mean," you might be asking yourself, "isn't a Bloody Mary or a Mimosa a brunch cocktail?" Yeah, sure. They are classics for a reason, but maybe we want some fruit. Maybe we want Campari. Maybe we're adults and we can drink whatever booze we please at breakfast.
Our general policy when imbibing at brunch is that if you toss a bunch of fruit in it, it's a brunch cocktail. Also, the presence of sparkling wine helps. However you like to drink at brunch, we'd just like to raise our glasses and toast. To another morning, another meal, another cocktail well-earned.
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Blood Orange Brunch Cocktail
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Bicyclette
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Get the Bicyclette recipe from Food52Bracing Campari lightened up with white wine and fizz. We'll take two.
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Horseradish Vodka Bloody Mary
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Boozy Watermelon Rosemary Lemonade
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Strawberry Milk Cocktail Float
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Honeyed Peach Melba Bellinis
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Sparkling Grapefruit Sangria
How Sweet It Is
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Gail's Spicy Bloody Mary with Pickled Vegetables
Frances Janisch
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Grownup Jellied Espresso Shots
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Get the Grownup Jellied Espresso Shots recipe from Food52Come on, you know you want to.