Cosmopolitan cocktail (Toby Cecchini's recipe)

Serve in a Martini glass...
1½	fl oz	Ketel One Citroen vodka
¾	fl oz	Triple sec liqueur
¾	fl oz	Freshly squeezed lime juice
¾	fl oz	Cranberry juice

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How to make:

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

Garnish:

Lime wedge

Comment:

This 2,1,1,1 original Cosmopolitan is slightly on the tart side of balanced with the citrus flavoured vodka shining over the other ingredients.

About:

The original Cosmopolitan cocktail recipe as created in 1988 by Toby Cecchini at The Odeon in New York City. Toby's recipe used the then newly launched Absolut Citron and Cointreau triple sec.

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