Name: London Cosmopolitan
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 37.5 ml Gin; 22.5 ml Triple sec; 30 ml Cranberry juice; 15 ml Lime juice; 2 drop Saline solution 4:1

London Cosmopolitan
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Glass:

Serve in a Martini glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₄ fl oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
³⁄₄ fl oz	Cointreau L'Unique triple sec liqueur
1 fl oz	Cranberry juice (sweetened)
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
2 drop	Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a MARTINI GLASS.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and discard.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A Cosmopolitan but made with London dry gin in place of vodka.

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AKA: Cosmopoli-Gin

History:

A subtle twist on the classic Cosmopolitan created in 2008 by yours truly at The Cabinet Room in London, England.
Cosmopolitan cocktail history.

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Nutrition:

One serving of London Cosmopolitan contains 151 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
17.11% alc./vol. (34.23° proof)
19.3 grams of pure alcohol

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Tuber Magnatum

12th December 2025 at 23:36

I very much enjoy a Cosmopolitan but even more so this version with the added complexity of gin.

Debbie Lahaise

29th March 2024 at 17:04

lovely version - would be good even for those who don't like gin

Egor Doroshenko

20th July 2022 at 07:03

Oh, too much cranberry juice!

John Hinojos

7th April 2022 at 00:22

Great anytime cocktail. Would work well on a warm afternoon or before dinner. Lovely blend of orange, cranberry, and the herbal hints from the gin. Line add just a hint of freshness.

Martin Schwartz

29th March 2022 at 03:03

Any time I can use gin instead of vodka I'm happy to oblige. Definitely an improvement.

Daryl David

25th December 2021 at 00:53

Excellent. Used Tanquary 10. Unsweetened cranberry with a dash of simple syrup. Perfect holiday cocktail.

Rachel L

26th December 2020 at 21:40

For those who don't have pre-sweetened cranberry juice I added some agave syrup before shaking. Simply syrup would work too, but we rarely have that on hand.

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