Cosmopolitan

The Cosmopolitan cocktail, better know as a Cosmo, is a fruity drink made with cranberry juice, vodka, triple sec, and lime juice.

Recipe ingredients

Ingredient notes

• Vodka: Some versions of the cosmo are made with citrus-flavored vodka. Unflavored works, too.
• Triple sec: Or any orange-flavored liqueur such as Cointreau or Grand Marnier.

Step-by-step instructions

1. To a cocktail shaker add vodka, lime juice, triple sec, and cranberry juice. Add ice and cover the shaker. Shake until well chilled.

2. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a lime slice.

Recipe tips and variations

• Yield: This recipe makes 1 Cosmopolitan cocktail.
• Glassware: The Cosmo is traditionally made in a cocktail glass (martini glass). But, it is not actually a type of martini.
• Big batch: To make a batch of 8 cocktails, combine 12 ounces (1 ½ cups) Prosecco, 2 ounces (¼ cup) lime juice, 2 ounces (¼ cup) triple sec, and 2 ounces (¼ cup) cranberry juice in a pitcher. Have ice, glassware, and garnishes on hand so guests can help themselves.
• Sea Breeze: Made in a highball glass. Substitute 6 ounces (¾ cup) grapefruit juice for the triple sec and increase the cranberry juice to 2 ounces (¼ cup).
• Cape Codder: AKA a vodka cranberry. Add 1 ½ ounces (3 tbsp) vodka to a highball glass filled with ice, then top with cranberry juice. Garnish with a lime wedge.
• Kamikaze cocktail: In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, ad 1 ½ ounces (3 tbsp) vodka, 1 ounce (2 tbsp.) orange liqueur, and 1 ounce (2 tbsp.) lime juice. Shake until chilled, then strain into a martini glass. Garnish with a lime wedge. For a kamikaze shot, combine 1 ounce (2 tbsp) vodka, 2 tsp. orange liqueur, and 2 tsp. lime juice in a shot glass.
• Non-alcoholic: Replace the triple sec with orange juice and the vodka with pink lemonade.

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Cosmopolitan

By Meggan Hill

The Cosmopolitan cocktail, better know as a Cosmo, is a fruity drink made with cranberry juice, vodka, triple sec, and lime juice.

Prep Time 1 minute min

Cook Time 1 minute min

Total Time 2 minutes mins

Servings 1 cocktail

Course Drinks

Cuisine American

Calories 127

5 from 1 vote

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Ingredients 

US CustomaryMetric

• ▢ 1 1/2 ounces vodka (3 tablespoons, see note 1)
• ▢ 1/4 ounce lime juice (1 ½ teaspoons)
• ▢ 1/4 ounce triple sec (1 ½ teaspoons, see note 2)
• ▢ 1/4 ounce cranberry juice (1 ½ teaspoons)
• ▢ 1 cup ice
• ▢ 1 slice lime for garnish

Instructions 

• To a cocktail shaker add vodka, lime juice, triple sec, and cranberry juice. Add ice and cover the shaker. Shake until well chilled.
• Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a lime slice.

Notes

1. Vodka: Some versions of the cosmo are made with citrus-flavored vodka. Unflavored works, too.
2. Triple sec: Or any orange-flavored liqueur such as Cointreau or Grand Marnier.
3. Yield: This recipe makes 1 Cosmopolitan cocktail.
4. Glassware: The Cosmo is traditionally made in a cocktail glass (martini glass). But, it is not actually a type of martini.
5. Big batch: To make a batch of 8 cocktails, combine 12 oz. (1 ½ c.) Prosecco, 2 oz. (¼ c.) lime juice, 2 oz. (¼ c.) triple sec, and 2 oz. (¼ c.) cranberry juice in a pitcher. Have ice, glassware, and garnishes on hand so guests can help themselves.
6. Sea Breeze: Made in a highball glass. Substitute 6 oz. (¾ c.) grapefruit juice for the triple sec and increase the cranberry juice to 2 oz. (¼ c.).
7. Cape Codder: AKA a vodka cranberry. Add 1 ½ oz. (3 Tbsp.) vodka to a highball glass filled with ice, then top with cranberry juice. Garnish with a lime wedge.
8. Kamikaze cocktail: In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, ad 1 ½ oz. (3 Tbsp.) vodka, 1 oz. (2 Tbsp.) orange liqueur, and 1 oz. (2 Tbsp.) lime juice. Shake until chilled, then strain into a martini glass. Garnish with a lime wedge. For a kamikaze shot, combine 1 oz. (2 Tbsp.) vodka, 2 tsp. orange liqueur, and 2 tsp. lime juice in a shot glass.
9. Non-alcoholic: Replace the triple sec with orange juice and the vodka with pink lemonade.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cocktailCalories: 127kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 13mgPotassium: 23mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 10IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 11mgIron: 1mg

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