An Adaptable Cosmopolitan Cocktail
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Ingredients
Yield:1 drink
- 1½ounces vodka (citrus or regular), gin or tequila
- ¾ounce cranberry juice cocktail, or use a dash of pomegranate molasses or a bit of raspberry jam diluted with water
- ½ounce orange liqueur (such as Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao, Cointreau or triple sec)
- ½ounce fresh lime juice
- Ice, as needed
- Lime wedge or lemon twist (optional)
Preparation
- Step 1
Set coupe glass or other cocktail glass in the freezer to chill for 10 minutes.
- Step 2
In a shaker, combine the vodka, cranberry juice cocktail, orange liqueur and lime juice. Add ice and shake until very well chilled.
- Step 3
Strain cocktail into chilled glass. Garnish with lime wedge or lemon twist, if desired.
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Sharon de Cook
For a group of 5, just change "ounce" to "cup" and use the proportions, pouring all into a lovely glass pitcher. Then shake portions over ice, and pour into lovely martini glasses, with lime slice. For Easter, I added a Peep to the rim. Everyone ate their Peep, and drank every bit of their Cosmo. Grand Marnier was better than Triple Sec in this drink.
CBB
Made last night with raspberry jam diluted with water as a replacement for cranberry juice with vodka, triple sec and fresh lime juice. It was quite good and visually pleasing! After my skeptical husband tasted mine, he wanted his own.
Gemma
Made this with a local vodka, pomegranate molasses and a bit more lime juice. So much better than with cranberry juice. Great adaptable recipe!
Marie
I used pineapple Cranberry juice, triple sec, and smirnoff Vodka. It was very good and I didn't taste the alcohol.
claire
Mom didn’t like but I did. Very citrus forward, did not taste the vodka.
Rani
Made as is with Grand Marnier and half tsp of simple syrup. Lovely. Might add a sprig of mint, basil or rosemary next time. Excited to try the variations listed.
Chris
Samesies with the simple syrup. We had unsweetened cranberry juice, so used the simple syrup to get it just sweet enough. Great cosmo.
Stephanie Kaufman
Very good with pomegranate molasses, patron orange liqueur and a splash of La Croix Razz Cranberry.
Kim
I made a pitcher of this with cranberry-blackberry juice and with blackberry liqueur (Chambord) instead of orange liqueur, then topped it off with sparkling wine when serving. It was delicious!
christine
The raspberry jam trick totally works! Excellent recipe to use available ingredients at home - thank you!
TriciaPDX
If you use tequila you've just made yourself a cranberry margarita. Delicious!
Sharon de Cook
For a group of 5, just change "ounce" to "cup" and use the proportions, pouring all into a lovely glass pitcher. Then shake portions over ice, and pour into lovely martini glasses, with lime slice. For Easter, I added a Peep to the rim. Everyone ate their Peep, and drank every bit of their Cosmo. Grand Marnier was better than Triple Sec in this drink.
Sam Sanborn
The cranberry juice I had was unsweetened. I think you need a bit of sweet to make it perfectly.
phaino
Classic! I used leftover cranberry sauce (homemade) after Thanksgiving and lately I’ve been using cold brew hibiscus tea. It’s tart and tannic and dried flowers keep a lot longer than decent cranberry juice!
Greg
Made it with homemade raspberry syrup and tequila! Super yummy!
CBB
Made last night with raspberry jam diluted with water as a replacement for cranberry juice with vodka, triple sec and fresh lime juice. It was quite good and visually pleasing! After my skeptical husband tasted mine, he wanted his own.
Rajiv
Did Dilbert-style modifications (Midori for the liqueur, ginger-maple syrup for the jam diluted with water); it still came out quite well!
Pomegranate Molasses
Made this with pomegranate molasses as a replacement for the cranberry juice! While the flavor is delicious and works as a replacement, the color is very unappetizing!
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