Cosmopolitan cocktail was made famous by Sex and the City but it's always been a winner with us! We're sure you'll love our version of this classic cocktail recipe - The Cosmo. It's such an easy cocktail to make, and it will only take you 5 mins to whip it up, so you can spend less time making them and more time drinking them. You'll only need four ingredients to make this Cosmopolitan drink - lemon vodka, Cointreau or triple sec, squeezed lime and of course, the classic cranberry juice.
Ingredients
- 30ml (1fl oz) lemon vodka
- 15ml (1/2fl oz) Cointreau or triple sec
- 1/2 a freshly squeezed lime or lime cordial if preferred
- 15ml (1/2fl oz) cranberry juice
WEIGHT CONVERTER
Method
- Shake the vodka, Cointreau, lime and cranberry juice in a shaker with ice. If you haven't got a shaker mix the ingredients well with a spoon.
- Decorate a martini glass with a wedge of lime and sugar around the rim.
- Strain the cocktail into the glass and serve straight away.
Top Tip for making Cosmopolitan cocktail
If you can't get hold triple sec for your Cosmopolitan, just use Cointreau instead.
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