Cosmopolitan

The pink Cosmopolitan's claim to fame came from HBO's Sex and the City. While it made a quiet entrance into the series, bars couldn't stop making Cosmos for everyone who wanted to be like Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte, and Miranda. This NYC staple cocktail is composed of vodka, Cointreau, lime…

Category
Cocktails
Glassware
Martini glass
ABV
20-24%
Flavour
Tart, Fruity, Crisp

Key ingredients

How to make it

Combine 1½ oz citrus vodka, 1 oz Cointreau, ½ oz fresh lime juice and 1 oz cranberry juice in a shaker with ice. Shake hard for 15 seconds, double-strain into a chilled martini glass, and garnish with an orange twist or lime wheel.

Flavour profile

Tart, Fruity, Crisp

Origin & history

New York City, 1980s; popularised in the late 1990s by Sex and the City.

Serve it in

Martini glass

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