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Cosmopolitan Cocktail (Difford's recipe)
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Cosmopolitan Cocktail (Difford's recipe)
Photographed in a Waterford Mixology Coupe Clear
| 3⁄4 oz | Ketel One Vodka |
| 3⁄4 oz | Cointreau triple sec liqueur |
| 1⁄2 oz | Ketel One Citroen Vodka |
| 1 oz | Cranberry juice (sweetened) |
| 1⁄2 oz | Lime juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 2 drop | Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water) optional |
How to make:
- Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
- Prepare garnish of coin-sized orange zest twist.
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
- EXPRESS orange zest twist over cocktail and float as garnish.
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Cocktail of the day:
7th May 2025 is National Cosmopolitan Day
Review:
The Cosmopolitan was originally made with citrus vodka, but it's great with unflavoured vodka or a combination of the two vodkas - my preference. For this recipe, as long as your combined vodka totals 37.5ml (1¼oz) or a splash more, you should end up with a tasty, balanced cocktail. I've previously added orange bitters, but the combination of triple sec liqueur and the bitter oil from the garnish is orangy enough. Like so many cocktails, two or three drops of saline solution help meld all harmoniously.
Variant:
Cosmopolitan (Dale DeGroff's recipe)
Cosmopolitan (1934 recipe)
Cosmopolitan (Toby Cecchini's recipe)
History:
The origins of the Cosmo seem to originate in the gay bars of 1970s San Francisco, but this contemporary classic cocktail was perfected and popularised in 1990s New York City. Along the way, several bartenders played their part in its success, but perhaps TV's Sex and the City was the most influential. For the full story, see Cosmopolitan cocktail history.
Nutrition:
One serving of Cosmopolitan Cocktail (Difford's recipe) contains 151 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.3 standard drinks
- 16.8% alc./vol. (16.8° proof)
- 17.6 grams of pure alcohol
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+Used pure (unsweetened) cranberry juice and added a little bit of sugar (honey - my goto sugar).
+Used Cointreau instead of De Kuyper.
-Did not add any salt.
+After pouring into the coupe glass, added four drops of orange bitters and expressed lemon peel and droped in the drink.
Very tasty.