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Prep Time 4 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
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Cosmopolitan

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Vodka, triple sec, cranberry, lime. The 90s glamour cocktail that survived Sex and the City and is somehow still better than half the new ones.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 oz Vodka, citrus or plain
  • 1 oz Triple sec Cointreau is the classic; any orange liqueur works
  • 3/4 oz Cranberry juice the real stuff, not the cocktail-mixer red water
  • 1/2 oz Fresh lime juice
  • 1 Lime wheel or peel to garnish

Method
 

Method
  1. Add vodka, triple sec, cranberry, and fresh lime juice to a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
  2. Shake hard for about 12-15 seconds. You want it ice-cold and properly diluted.
  3. Strain into a chilled coupe or martini glass.
  4. Garnish with a lime wheel on the rim, or for extra drama: a flamed orange peel (twist the peel over a flame to release the oils).

Nutrition

Calories: 145kcal

Notes

Cranberry warning. Most supermarket cranberry juice is 30% cranberry and 70% sugar water. Pomegranate-blended versions are even sweeter. Use 100% cranberry juice (it'll say so on the label) and the cocktail tastes the way it's meant to.
Glass. Pre-chill the glass. Stick it in the freezer for 5 minutes before pouring. The cocktail stays cold longer and looks better.
Sweeter version. If your lime is sour or the triple sec is dry, add 1/4 oz simple syrup.

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