Cosmopolitan Cocktails are a traditional, elegant vodka cocktail made well-known by the women of Intercourse and the Metropolis! To not candy, not too tart, tremendous fast to make made with cranberry juice, lime juice, vodka and cointreau.
Serve this for elegant pre dinner drinks, to ring within the New 12 months or a night in with the women!
Cosmopolitan Cocktails
I like Cosmos for the way simple they’re to drink – and the way I at all times really feel like I’m channeling the New-York-Gal inside s I daintily sip away!
In truth although, I reside within the Northern Seashore of Sydney. I spend my days in flip flops, denim shorts and cozy tees, a whirlwind of exercise between the kitchen, capturing space and my laptop.
About as removed from NYC-like as you may get.
However with a glass of Cosmo in my hand? I really feel a bit of bit nearer to the glitz and glam of NYC! ????
What do cosmos style like?
Cosmos are candy with a contact of tang from lime. They style of cranberry juice with orange (from the Cointreau), and although there’s a significantly slug of alcohol in it with equal components alcohol to non alcohol, you’ll be able to’t style it very a lot. They’re dangerously drinkable!
What you want for Cosmos
Right here’s what you want:
- Cranberry juice, SWEETENED – make certain to not use unsweetened cranberry juice, it’s very tart…. too tart! You want the candy cranberry juice to get the best stability of candy. By chance bought unsweetened? Reserve it – make a easy syrup with equal components sugar and scorching water to dissolve, cool, then add as wanted.;
- Vodka – plain, unflavoured vodka. Use mid shelf as a result of there’s various vodka in Cosmos. Prime shelf in case your price range stretches that far….however I usually serve prime shelf vodka straight.
- Cointreau – this can be a clear orange flavoured liquor known as triple sec. Cointreau is a model of triple sec, the perfect, in my view (definitely essentially the most well-known).
- Lime juice – recent!
With 3 full photographs of alcohol, Cosmos are fairly potent!!
How you can make Cosmopolitan Cocktails
Simply pour all the things right into a cocktail shaker full of ice, shake properly to relax, then pressure right into a martini glass.
The traditional garnish is orange peel. The additional little perfume you get as you drink the Cosmopolitan drives house the orange flavour and is actually pretty!
When to serve Cosmopolitan Cocktails
Cosmos are a type of cocktails which are fairly elegant so that they’re supreme to serve at dinner events as a pre dinner drink. Plus, it’s a reasonably quick drink (versus massive quantity tall drinks like Tequila Sunrises) so that you don’t replenish on cocktails earlier than dinner.
And whereas I say they’re a cultured drink, I additionally consider Cosmos as enjoyable too! Suppose – Ladies’ Nights Out (properly, nights IN!), Bachelorette Events, Christmas (on theme color!), Thanksgiving, and different vacation events!
What to serve with Cosmos
I feel Cosmos are the form of cocktail which are supreme to serve with finger meals. Strive Crostinis along with your alternative of toppings, Mini Quiche or Smoked Salmon Appetizer Bites, or have a flick through all my Party Foods.
Cosmopolitan Cocktails would additionally pair superbly with a do-it-yourself Gravlax. It’s simple – spectacular! – Nagi x
Watch the right way to make it
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Cosmopolitan Cocktails
Prep: 5 minutes
Cocktails
Western
Servings1 drink
Faucet or hover to scale
Directions
- Fill cocktail shaker with ice.
- Add vodka, cointreau, cranberry juice and lime. Shake vigorously 10 occasions.
- Pressure into chilled martini glass. Garnish with orange peel.
Recipe Notes:
2. Cointreau is a candy orange flavoured liquor, known as triple sec. If you happen to can’t discover Cointreau, one other model can be superb.
3. Cranberry juice – don’t get “weight loss plan” unsweetened cranberry juice, you’ll discover the drink too potent! Want the sugar within the cranberry juice. If you happen to by accident bought unsweetened, make a easy syrup with equal components white sugar and scorching water*, dissolve sugar, chill, then add to your drink to take the bitter edge off.
* Within the occasion of a cocktail emergency (I get it!), pace issues up as follows: 2 components white sugar, 1 half boiling water, combine to dissolve, then add 1 half ice for fast chill.
4. Vitamin per drink.
Vitamin Data:
Energy: 260cal (13%)Carbohydrates: 20g (7%)Protein: 1g (2%)Fats: 1g (2%)Saturated Fats: 1g (6%)Sodium: 5mgPotassium: 65mg (2%)Sugar: 20g (22%)Vitamin C: 11mg (13%)Iron: 1mg (6%)
