Bucks Fizz is an alcoholic drink made with orange juice and champagne and grenadine. Functional group of an alcohol molecule. ... Cut pomegranate. ...

The drink is named after London's Bucks Club where it was invented, and first served, by one of its barmen, Mr McGarry, in 1921. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Bucks Club was borne of the trenches in the First World War. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for full calendar). ...

Buck's Fizz is the English version of the French Mimosa, and predates the Mimosa by 3 years. A Mimosa is a cocktail composed of three parts champagne and two parts thoroughly chilled orange juice, traditionally served in a tall champagne flute with a morning brunch. ...

Note: Although the version listed here, with grenadine, may be the original usage, most British people will understand 'Buck's Fizz' to refer to a mixture of orange juice and champagne; i.e. it is the usual British term for what Americans would call a 'Mimosa'.

Sometimes, where real Champagne is not available or cannot be afforded, a sparkling white wine or perry is used in its place. Traditional perry (poiré in French) is bottled champagne-style in Normandy Perry or pear cider is an alcoholic beverage made of fermented pear juice. ...

See also

• http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Transwiki:Bucks_fizz