Cosmicus

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Photographed in a Retro Coupe

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Ketel One Vodka
3⁄4 oz Italicus liqueur
1 oz Cranberry juice (sweetened)
1⁄2 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
2 drop Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10
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Review:

Why have a bog-standard Cosmo when you can have a Cosmicus? A Cosmopitan with a sophisticated Italian touch of bergamot.

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History:

This cocktail was served as the "Sliving Cosmo" at Cocenella music festival in California in April 2024 but amongst the cognoscente, this cocktail is known as the Cosmicus.

Nutrition:

One serving of Cosmicus contains 159 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.2 standard drinks
  • 14.7% alc./vol. (14.7° proof)
  • 16.5 grams of pure alcohol

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Morten Carlsbaek’s Avatar Morten Carlsbaek
9th September 2024 at 17:13
I would up the amount of Italicus to 30 ml next time aiming for more pronounced taste and a bit more sweet. Then likely nearly as good as a Cosmopolitan
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