Name: Grand Cosmopolitan
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Vodka; 30 ml Grand Marnier; 30 ml Cranberry juice; 15 ml Lime juice; 1 dash Orange bitters

Grand Cosmopolitan
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Serve in a Martini glass

Ingredients:
1 oz	Ketel One Vodka
1 oz	Grand Marnier or other cognac orange liqueur
1 oz	Cranberry juice (sweetened)
¹⁄₂ oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura optional

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Martini glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS flamed orange zest twist over cocktail, then use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

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Review:

The rich flavours of the orange liqueur shine through in what is indeed a "grand" Cosmopolitan.

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Variant:

Grande Champagne Cosmo

History:

Cosmopolitan history and recipe variations.

Nutrition:

One serving of Grand Cosmopolitan contains 158 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
16.82% alc./vol. (16.82° proof)
17.7 grams of pure alcohol

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Debbie Lahaise

3rd May 2024 at 16:47

love it - more orangery and slightly more dry in taste

Ross McGill

19th April 2024 at 19:14

It’s nice, but it’s not amazing!

James Miller

28th March 2024 at 22:01

DELICIOUS ! Used Kettle One Orange and it worked out nicely.

Angela Knox

3rd March 2023 at 01:29

Loved this! Used Absolut Vanilla which worked well

Stuart Davies

24th February 2022 at 19:42

I used 12ml of fresh lime juice and 3ml of freshly squeezed orange juice.
I also used unsweetened cranberry juice and added 5ml of sugar syrup. I didn’t have Grand Marnier so used Cointreau and then added 12.5ml of cognac. Wondering whether I ended up with a whole new cocktail but it got great reviews ?

John Hinojos

5th February 2022 at 01:23

This was a great cocktail. Not as sweet as many of the other Cosmopolitan coctails. Very good before dinner or in the afternoon. Refreshing.

Kelley Reece

26th November 2021 at 06:35

Very good! I made some cranberry syrup for this drink and used about .5 oz and 1 oz cranberry juice. Boosted the cranberry a little and made it less tart. Using the cranberry syrup boosted the red hue of the drink and made for an impressive presentation with a spiral curl orange peel on the rim. *chefs kiss* good recipe!

Marie-Therese Straus

27th October 2021 at 03:37

Very nice drink! I used unsweetened cranberry juice which is quite tart so added a barspoon of grenadine. We really liked the tart, citric flavours-much better than any Cosmo I've ever had in a bar.

Mark Kenyon

17th April 2021 at 17:14

Very very easy to drink, a fine balance between the tartness of the cranberry and the bite of the Lime juice and Bitters...works perfectly.

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