Name: Ginger Cosmo
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Vodka; 15 ml Ginger liqueur; 10 ml Ginger syrup; 30 ml Cranberry juice; 15 ml Lime juice; 2 Ginger bitters

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Speakeasy Coupe 8.5oz

Ingredients:
1 1/2 fl oz	Ketel One Vodka
1/2 fl oz	Ginger liqueur
1/3 fl oz	Ginger syrup
1 fl oz	Cranberry juice (sweetened)
1/2 fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
2 drop	Bob's Ginger Bitters
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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of candied ginger on pick.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

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Strength & taste guide:

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Review:

Just what it says on the tin - your everyday Cosmopolitan but with extra vitality courtesy of a good whack of ginger spice.

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History:

The Ginger Cosmo emerged during 2002 in New York City but this recipe is adapted from one we discovered in October 2019 at Soho House Barcelona where it reigned as the best-selling "House Signature" cocktail.
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Nutrition:

One serving of Ginger Cosmo contains 187 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.1 standard drinks
13.62% alc./vol. (27.24° proof)
15.7 grams of pure alcohol

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