The idea came to Ryan Ayotte two years ago, as he and some buddies were on a boat just off of Cape Cod, trying to mix sparkling wine and orange juice. But choppy waters made the endeavor difficult, and Ayotte and his friends wound up making messes instead of mimosas.
Fast forward to the present, and one of the first mimosas in a can is finally hitting store shelves across Central New York, although it s had local connections for years.
Ayotte, originally from Cambridge, Massachusetts and now 27 years old, founded Ohza Mimosas, which according to New York Upstate, uses sparkling wine produced in the Finger Lakes and is mixed and packaged at F.X. Matt Brewing Company in Utica.
The idea came to Ryan Ayotte two years ago, as he and some buddies were on a boat just off of Cape Cod, trying to mix sparkling wine and orange juice. But choppy waters made the endeavor difficult, and Ayotte and his friends wound up making messes instead of mimosas.
Fast forward to the present, and one of the first mimosas in a can is finally hitting store shelves across Central New York, although it s had local connections for years.
Ayotte, originally from Cambridge, Massachusetts and now 27 years old, founded Ohza Mimosas, which according to New York Upstate, uses sparkling wine produced in the Finger Lakes and is mixed and packaged at F.X. Matt Brewing Company in Utica.
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Ohza, one of the fastest growing canned cocktail companies in the US, has differentiated itself by bringing authentic “champagne cocktails” to market that use premium sparkling wine and real juice, yet have a similar calorie count to hard seltzer. Continuing to set itself apart from competitors, Ohza is welcoming Olympic Gold Medalist and American soccer player Kelley O’Hara, NBA-star Chandler Parsons, musical artist Iann Dior and others, as investors and partners in the brand.
O’Hara holds two FIFA Women’s World Cup Championship titles and an Olympic gold medal, while Parsons, a professional basketball player who most recently played for the Atlanta Hawks, is known for his nine successful years in the NBA. Additionally,