Bartending/Cocktails/Cosmopolitan

The Cosmopolitan is a vodka-based cocktail that has become very popular with women, especially since its prominent appearance in the popular HBO television show "Sex and the City." The Cosmopolitan, or "Cosmo" is a sweet-tart combination of citrus and cranberry flavors that, conveniently, is an attractive pink color when mixed and served properly.

Ingredients

• 2 oz. vodka
• 1 oz. triple sec liqueur
• 1 oz. cranberry juice
• dash Rose's lime cordial (or juice of 1/4 fresh lime)

Garnish

Flamed orange zest

Glass

cocktail glass

Preparation

1. Combine ingredients.
2. Shake over ice.
3. Strain into a cocktail glass garnished with flamed orange zest.

Variations

Some recipes substitute:

• Cointreau liqueur for the Triple Sec, or
• Absolut Citron for plain vodka, (which increases the citrus kick)
  
• lime juice with 1/2 oz. of Rose's sweetened lime juice, (resulting in a drink more sweet than tart.)

Note

Despite the fact that it's served in a cocktail glass, and thus frequently branded a "Martini," the Cosmopolitan is a cocktail that has more elements akin to sours than the herbal genre of the Martini.