Cosmopolitan (1927 recipe)
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Cosmopolitan (1927 recipe)
Photographed in an UB Koto Old Fashioned 30cl
| 2⁄3 oz | Blended Scotch whisky |
| 2⁄3 oz | Irish whiskey |
| 2⁄3 oz | Ketel One Vodka |
| 2⁄3 oz | Swedish Punsch liqueur |
| 1⁄3 oz | Strucchi Rosso Vermouth |
| 1⁄3 oz | Strucchi Dry Vermouth |
How to make:
- Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
- Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
- STIR all ingredients with ice.
- STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).
- EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
Allergens:
Recipe contains the following allergens:
- Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino), Dry vermouth - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Review:
A Cosmopolitan in name but not in style. Instead, this Cosmo is perhaps best described as a delicately spiced Old Fashioned. If serving straight-up, as perhaps originally intended, then, depending on your ice, consider adding a splash of chilled water prior to stirring.
History:
This, the first "Cosmopolitan" cocktail in print, appears in the "Cocktails Round Town" chapter by Arthur Moss in Harry McElhone's 1927 Barflies and Cocktails.
Casting a glance at the meal-ticket, O. O. McIntyre concocts the "Cosmopolitan:" 1/6 Italian vermouth, 1/6 French vermouth, 1/6 Swedish punch, 1/6 Scotch whisky, 1/6 Irish whisky, 1/6 Russian vodka. And then the case containing the corpse is submitted to the League of Nations.
Arthur Moss, 1927
Nutrition:
One serving of Cosmopolitan (1927 recipe) contains 207 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.8 standard drinks
- 25.67% alc./vol. (25.67° proof)
- 25.7 grams of pure alcohol
Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.
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