We love the traditional Nineteen Nineties Cosmopolitan Cocktail. The Cosmo is made with vodka, orange liqueur, cranberry juice and contemporary lime juice. This enjoyable, pink drink turned well-known from HBO’s Intercourse and the Metropolis. The Cosmo is tart, contemporary and never too candy. It’s the right drink to serve at dinner events and ladies’ nights.
Associated: Lychee Martini, Espresso Martini, Chocolate Martini, Lemon Drop Martini, French Martini, Vesper Martini.
Historical past of within the Cosmopolitan Cocktail Recipe
The fashionable day Cosmo is a variation of the Nineteen Thirties cocktail known as Cosmopolitan 1934 which was made utilizing gin, Cointreau, lemon juice and raspberry syrup.
In keeping with Gary Regan, the Cosmopolitan as we all know it in the present day was first combined in 1985 by Miami bartender, Cheryl Cook dinner. On the time Cook dinner was working at a South Seashore bar known as The Strand. She created the Cosmopolitan as a variation of the Kamikaze with an added splash of cranberry juice.
Others consider the Cosmo was invented by Dale DeGroff at New York Metropolis’s Rainbow Room. Nonetheless different’s say it was first combined by bartender Toby Cecchini within the late Nineteen Eighties. Cecchini combined his cosmo with Absolut Citron vodka, a citrus flavored vodka together with cranberry juice, orange liqueur and lime juice.
The drink turned staple for New York Metropolis sophistication because of Intercourse and the Metropolis‘s Carrie Bradshaw within the Nineteen Nineties. It has remained extraordinarily widespread ever since.
Components within the Basic Cosmopolitan Cocktail
- Vodka Select unflavored or citrus flavored vodka.
- Orange Liqueur Akin to Cointreau, Triple Sec or Grand Marnier.
- Cranberry Juice Cranberry Juice Cocktail (not 100% cranberry juice)
- Lime Juice freshly squeezed.
- Orange Peel (non-compulsory) for garnish
You should utilize any model of vodka you like for this cocktail. We advocate a prime shelf vodka comparable to Gray Goose.
Easy methods to make a Cosmopolitan
In a cocktail shaker with ice, add the vodka, orange liqueur, cranberry juice and lime juice.
Shake till the shaker feels very chilly in your palms or 10-15 seconds.
Pressure right into a martini glass or coupe glass and garnish with an orange peel.
Orange Twist Garnish
And right here’s how I make these little orange spirals. You should buy a elaborate peeler or a potato peeler to scrape off a big piece of orange peel, after which merely use my kitchen shears to chop strips and curl them.
Ideas for Making
- Chilled Cocktail Glass A calming cocktail glass elevates any cocktail. Place your glass within the freezer for half-hour to 2 hours earlier than you serve your drink.
- Easy Syrup If this recipe is just too stiff for you strive including half an oz to 1 ounce of easy syrup earlier than shaking.
- White Cosmo A preferred variation of the cosmo is the White Cosmo. Swap St-Germain instead of orange liqueur to strive make your individual.
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Continuously Requested Questions
What’s a Cosmopolitan made from?
A Cosmo is made from vodka, orange liqueur (comparable to Cointreau), cranberry juice cocktail and lime juice.
What’s the distinction between a Cosmo and a Vodka cranberry?
A Cosmopolitan is a stiffer martini that’s extra spirit ahead. A Vodka Cranberry is extra juice based mostly and served in a tall glass. They each comprise cranberry juice and vodka, however in any other case they’re very completely different.
Cosmopolitan Recipe
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Tools
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1 cocktail shaker
Components
- 2 ounces vodka
- 1 ounce Cointreau or orange liqueur
- 1 ounce cranberry juice
- ½ ounce lime juice
- orange peel for garnish
Directions
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In a cocktail shaker with ice, add the vodka, orange liqueur, cranberry juice and lime juice.
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Shake till the shaker feels very chilly in your palms or 10-15 seconds.
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Pressure right into a martini glass or coupe glass and garnish with an orange peel.
Notes
- Chilled Cocktail Glass A calming cocktail glass elevates any cocktail. Place your glass within the freezer for half-hour to 2 hours earlier than you serve your drink.
- Easy Syrup If this recipe is just too stiff for you strive including half an oz to 1 ounce of easy syrup earlier than shaking.
- White Cosmo A preferred variation of the cosmo is the White Cosmo. Swap St-Germain instead of orange liqueur to strive make your individual.
