Name: Neal's Barbados Cosmopolitan
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 37.5 ml Light gold rum 1-3yo; 22.5 ml Triple sec; 15 ml Lime juice; 45 ml Cranberry juice

Neal's Barbados Cosmopolitan
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₄ oz	Light gold rum (1-3 year old molasses column)
³⁄₄ oz	Cointreau triple sec liqueur
¹⁄₂ oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Cranberry juice (sweetened)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist (flamed).
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS flamed orange zest twist over cocktail, then use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

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Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Your standard Cosmopolitan made more compelling by a slug of warming Caribbean spirit.

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History:

Created in 1985 by Neal Murray at Fog City Diner in San Francisco, USA. This cocktail was added to the menu at BIX, San Francisco in 1988 and was still on the menu in 2006 when I first discovered this riff on a Cosmopolitan.
See: Cosmopolitan cocktail history.

Nutrition:

One serving of Neal's Barbados Cosmopolitan contains 156 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
14.71% alc./vol. (14.71° proof)
17.6 grams of pure alcohol

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Annabelle Egginton

1st February at 19:13

I used White agricole rum and seems to overpower the cranberry. Nevertheless it’s still quaffable.

David Goldfarb

25th August 2024 at 00:37

I substituted Hamilton White Stashe for the gold rum and Combier for triple sec.

Tuber Magnatum

16th June 2022 at 22:25

Another lovely summer sipper. While I really enjoy a "traditional" cosmo with vodka, I like the added complexity provided by the rum in this variation.

Tuber Magnatum

27th October 2024 at 22:12

Have tried this again and am now thinking it might benefit from a little more rum!

John Hinojos

8th April 2022 at 00:30

Being big rum drinkers, I think this is our favourite Cosmopolitan. The sweetness will depend on the rum you used. It has a nice balance and not overly sweet. For us, liking more sour cocktails, I think we will use just slightly less Cointreau. This is a keeper.

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