Garnish:
Orange zest twist (flamed)
How to make:
SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.
| 1 1/2 fl oz | Ketel One Citroen Vodka |
| 1/2 fl oz | Triple sec liqueur (40% alc./vol.) |
| 1 fl oz | Cranberry juice (sweetened) |
| 1/4 fl oz | Lime juice (freshly squeezed) |
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Review:
This is the definitive Cosmo recipe from the man most associated with the drink's development and popularity.
Variant:
Cosmopolitan (Difford's recipe); Cosmopolitan (1934 recipe); Cosmopolitan (Toby Cecchini's recipe)
History:
This recipe is from Dale DeGroff's 2002 The Craft of the Cocktail where he also explains that while he did not invent the Cosmopolitan, in his own words, "What I did do was popularize a definitive recipe that became widely accepted as the standard."
Cosmopolitan cocktail history and development
Nutrition:
One serving of Cosmopolitan Cocktail (Dale DeGroff's recipe) contains 149 calories.
Alcohol content:
- 1.4 standard drinks
- 19.85% alc./vol. (39.7° proof)
- 19.4 grams of pure alcohol
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