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Cosmopolitan Cocktail (Difford's recipe)
The Cosmopolitan was originally made with citrus vodka, but it's great with unflavoured vodka or a combination of the two vodkas - my preference.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...
Sally Morgan
1st May at 18:50
Picture the scene - it's a muggy day and pollen is rampant. You're back from a training run and what sort of cocktail do you want (once you've properly rehydrated of course)? This one. Clean, well balanced and rinses all of the pollen off the back of your throat. I've always like this particular Cosmopolitan recipe, but never more so than today.
4th February 2025 at 19:25
+For vodka, used 1.25 shots of unflavored vodka (Absolut - my goto).
+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.
+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.
11th October 2024 at 14:53
Made with 30ml vodka, 40ml cranberry, 25ml lemon, 10ml dry curacao with a recipe from a cocktail school. Taste alright
20th May 2024 at 12:05
I use pomegranate juice and if it needs sweetening, a little sugar syrup can be added to balance. Better than the dryness of cranberry.
13th May 2024 at 01:07
Didn't have any citrus infused vodkas, so I upped the standard vodka to an ounce and used ~1/4 to 1/2 oz of Italicus. Splendid result.
8th March 2024 at 21:02
Very nice. I substituted Cointreau for triple sec and Kettle One Orange for cintron. Nice balance and flavor. Nice to see my favorite vodka Silver Tree, vastly under appreciated !!
27th October 2023 at 21:11
Not a fan. I find this version too sweet and to dilute. I think 45:15:30:10 ml are better proportions.
6th February 2024 at 18:02
This is all to-taste, but your specs are one of my faves.
10th September 2023 at 12:08
Never was a big fan if the “cosmos” that I’d had before. This recipe makes a refreshing and balanced cocktail. Now a reliable, go-to beverage. Thanks!
29th May 2023 at 20:56
I just made a Cosmopolitan with bison grass vodka. It feels like an improvement over the classic version, more complexity, more depth of flavour.
7th May 2023 at 20:53
My favourite Cosmo recipe! The only difference is the use of citrus vodka as in „the original” recipe.
13th August 2023 at 22:34
The best way is shaking the Cosmopolitan with some lemon zests, that way you have the lemon flavor aswell but it is more refreshing and taste more natural than citrus/lemon vodka.
3rd March 2023 at 01:31
used vanilla vodka which added a bit of sweetness
28th December 2022 at 21:18
Terrific! Most certainly going to be serving next time I have guests over for dinner. Thank you!
10th October 2022 at 18:21
Great also with wild blueberry juice
8th May 2022 at 07:33
If you are interested, my deep dive Cosmopolitan cocktail research is here: https://www.misscharming.com/comopolitancocktailhistory
8th May 2022 at 00:00
Perfect. Everything works well together. Flavourful, but not overly sweet. A wonderful Cosmo.
5th February 2022 at 10:48
A tasty cocktail. After reading the comments I added a barspoon of sugar syrup to approximate Simon’s cranberry juice.
The Cointreau really ‘sings’ in this drink.
The Cointreau really ‘sings’ in this drink.
20th August 2021 at 08:24
What's the preferred option with the cranberry juice: sweetened or unsweetened? Or is it simply personal preference?
23rd September 2021 at 22:16
I used Ocean Spray Cranberry Classic. 5g of sugar per 100ml, and 27% cranberry juice. The Cosmopolitan using this was delicious, perhaps a little bit on the tart side. I found it available in small 200ml cartons in a package of 3 which makes it really easy to store and use without having to buy a large bottle.
20th August 2021 at 11:56
I use "Eager Naturally Sweetened Cranberry Juice Drink" with 14.1 gram sugars per 100ml. Importantly, this also contains 26% cranberry juice and 1.5% cranberry puree. Some other brands have a very low percentage of cranberry.
Anonymous
2nd July 2021 at 18:23
Just made this and I’d forgotten how much I like a Cosmo. (Thanks for the reminder Diffords)
19th December 2020 at 02:18
I used straight (unsweetened) cranberry juice. Enjoyed the crisp tartness. Far cry from the Cosmo's of my youth which were uber syrupy sweet. While using a sweetened cranberry juice has it's place, I prefer the briskness and pucker of straight up cranberry.
29th November 2020 at 08:15
Much more dry than I expected,i really enjoyed it and will definitely make it again
30th August 2020 at 02:11
Old old friend. Almost always use pomegranate juice instead of cranberry. Is on the very short list of Comfort Cocktails and an equally short list of Cocktails for People Who Say They Don't Like Cocktails.
Anonymous
10th July 2020 at 02:42
Great summertime drink. Adjust to quantities your liking