How To Make A Cosmopolitan

Although the cosmopolitan was created in the 1980s, the classic cosmopolitan cocktail became popular after it was featured in the famous HBO show, ‘Sex and the City’. This light and fruity ‘martini’ is a popular drink on casual occasions. It also serves as a great drink especially on a hot summer night. It is often said that the cosmopolitan was introduced to San Francisco around the year 1987 by the famous bartender John Caine from the Midwest. Some also believe the drink was invented by Cheryl Cook around the year 1985. No matter who invented the drink, the cosmopolitan now makes a popular choice as a cocktail. You can find several variations of the cosmopolitan that are usually prepared by changing the proportion of its different ingredients. In fact, you can come up with your very own cosmopolitan recipe by adjusting the amount of cranberry juice, Cointreau, vodka, etc. To learn how to prepare different variations of this drink at home, steer through the sections that follow.

Cosmopolitan Recipes

Recipe 1

• 1 ½ oz Lemon/Citron Vodka
• ½ oz Con/Triple Sec
• 1 oz Cranberry juice
• ½ oz fresh Lime juice
• 1 Lemon slice
• 5-8 Ice cubes

• Chill the martini glass by keeping it in a freezer.
• Fill a shaker with the ice cubes.
• Pour the vodka, cointreau, cranberry juice and lime juice over the ice cubes.
• Stir or shake the shaker for a few minutes.
• Take the martini glass out of the freezer.
• Place the lemon slice on the rim of the glass and run it over the length of the rim.
• Now pour the blend from the shaker into the martini glass.
• Garnish with a slice of lemon or orange peels.
• Serve chilled.

Recipe 2

• 2 oz Vodka
• 1 ½ oz Cointreau
• ½ oz fresh Lime juice
• ¼ oz Cranberry juice
• Orange peel for garnish

• Take a cocktail shaker and put all the ingredients in it.
• Shake all the ingredients well.
• Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
• Garnish with orange peel.
• Alternatively, you can use citron vodka in place of unflavored vodka if you prefer a fruitier taste.

Recipe 3

• 1 ½ oz Vodka
• 1 oz Triple Sec Orange liqueur or Cointreau
• ½ oz Cranberry juice
• ½ Lime juice
• 4-5 Ice cubes

• Take a cocktail shaker and mix all ingredients together.
• Now add in the ice cubes to the blend.
• Shake until the drink is nice and chill.
• Strain the blend and serve in a chilled martini cocktail glass.

More Cosmopolitan Recipes 

South Beach Cosmopolitan Drink Recipe

• 2 ½ oz Absolut Citron or some other Vodka
• 1 ½ oz Chambord Raspberry liqueur
• 1 oz Cranberry juice cocktail
• 4-5 Ice cubes

• Fill a shaker halfway with the ice cubes.
• Pour all the ingredients over the ice.
• Shake well till chill.
• Strain the blend into a chilled martini cocktail glass.
• Garnish with a slice of lime or an orange peel and serve.

Spiffed-Up Cosmopolitan 

• 1 jigger Lime juice
• 1 ½ jigger Cranberry juice cocktail
• 1 ½ jigger Triple Sec
• 1 ½ jigger Vodka
• 5-8 Ice cubes

• Fill a cocktail shaker with the ice cubes.
• Pour all the ingredients into it.
• Shake till chill.
• Strain the blend into a chilled martini cocktail glass.
• Garnish with orange peels and serve.