Christmopolitan

Serve in a Coupe glass...
1½	fl oz	Ketel One Vodka
1½	fl oz	Cranberry juice
½	fl oz	Disaronno Originale Amaretto liqueur
½	fl oz	Freshly squeezed lime juice

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How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Orange zest twist (discarded) and string red currants

Comment:

A suitably Christmassy amaretto influenced Cosmopolitan.

About:

A Christmas cocktail created in October 2011 by yours truly (Simon Difford) at the Cabinet Room, London, England.

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