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Used Vermont raspberry liqueur in lieu of syrup (a bit less of it than the recipe says). Raspberry flavor can he strong so would balance with bit more of any of the other ingredients, probably the gin. Cointreau can be lost. Nice change from a cosmo or martini.

Reminds me of the raspberry lollies that were my favourite as a child. Not sure of the virtues as a cocktail, but earning big points from me for reminiscence value - thinking of the way that Heston Blumenthal plays with imagination and memory…. I Cut the lemon by half due to available stock.

A completely fine, tasty, but fairly unexciting raspberry gin sour. Even though it has only coincidental relation (probably) to the Cosmo of nowadays, the orange+raspberry+botanicals *do* kind of give you a cranberry vibe...

The points, as I see it, of this 1934 recipe, are:
1. Gin. Not vodka.
2. Raspberry. Not cranberry.
3. Lemon. Not lime.
1934 is a totally different drink. Similar to say, the history of the Corpse Reviver, different decades and eras in history, made *totally different drinks*. One of the joys of the work Simon Difford has spent many years (17th edition) compiling is the HISTORY of drinks related anything. I understand substitutions, but this is supposed to be a different drink.

This was outstanding. I find the other Cosmopolitans on the sweet side. This was perfect for me liking more sour drinks. I really like that the flavour of the gins comes through the final cocktail. On my favourites.

Recipe different from guide. Too lemon juice in recipe book. Probably better site recipe. I ll try

While this isn't one of my personal favorites, it quickly became the most popular request from my home bar for my fiancee and a few of our friends! Lacking raspberry syrup, I use my homemade grenadine instead, so I must confess I haven't tried the original recipe. The grenadine version is also equally good with lime juice instead of lemon.

This version isn't bad, but has a gin aftertaste that makes it quite distinct from the Difford's Cosmo recipe