Shake vodka, triple sec, lime and cranberry juice vigorously in a shaker with ice. Made famous by sex and the city, the cosmo is a fun, fruity cocktail. The essential collection for the best home bars and mixologists. No matter if youre looking for a classic cocktail, a punch for a party or an original concoction, we have a cocktail recipe for every taste and occasion, just a shake, stir or pour away. The cosmopolitan cocktail is served in a traditional cocktail glass, straight up meaning without ice. The bartender can choose to decorate the glass with a slice of lemon, or a lime wedge, and even to sweeten the lime juice from the mix. Cosmopolitan 1 12 oz vodka 1 oz cranberry juice 14 oz cointreau splash of fresh lime juice garnish. Garnish with a slice of lime or flame an orange zest. We have hundreds and hundreds of delicious cocktail recipes from expert bartenders around the world.
This cosmopolitan cocktail is the perfect martini recipe for a girls night, book club, or just a quiet night at home. In the 1933 book pioneers of mixing drinks at elite bars, its the first cocktail listed under the daisy category. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Get ready for a full year of the best sex ever with the latest offering from cosmopolitan. Fill the shaker with ice and shake vigorously for about 20. The cosmopolitan or cosmo cocktail came to be known by many during the glory day run of the hbo television series, sex and the city from 1998 to 2004. Cosmopolitan cocktails are a classic, elegant vodka cocktail made famous by the ladies of sex and the city. Create the perfect cosmopolitan with this stepbystep guide.
Apr 04, 2020 fill a cocktail shaker with ice then add vodka, triple sec, cranberry juice and lime juice. In the 1960s, it was a recipe on ocean spray cranberry juice bottles, then called the harpoon. This sexy game gives couples 365 ideas for turning up the heat in the bedroom and the living room and the. The combination of vodka, orange liqueur, lime juice, and cranberry juice have made it. This calls for jigger gordons gin, 2 dashes cointreau, juice of one lemon, teaspoon raspberry juice, specifying the drink should. The perfect cosmo a classic cosmopolitan cocktail drink. The same year in manhattan, the internationally recognised version of the cocktail was. This take is perfect for hot summer months when strawberries are in season and a refreshing libation is in order. The rise of cosmopolitan marked the return of premium and fresh ingredients to the cocktail glass. Here are our best picks, guaranteed to increase your knowledge of the world of bartending. Our favorite recipe is one perfected by dale degroff.
Of all the classic cocktails the cosmopolitan drink is my favorite. The french 75 elizabeth stark is a food writer with a passion for seasonal food, great desserts, and inadvisable wine pairings. Pour the grey goose lorange vodka, cointreau, cranberry juice and the juice of half a lime into a cocktail shaker. It is usually made with citrus vodka, cointreau, lime juice and cranberry juice. Give yourself permission to be recklessand look good doing. From modern meetcutes to lifeordeath games, you literally wont be able to stop reading these ya books, despite your self. Cosmopolitan cocktail classic cosmo recipe with an. Your source for the latest sex tips, celebrity news, dating and relationship help, beauty tutorials, fashion trends, and more. The pair launched the project in november 2014 and have since shot about 170 womens butts in several cities for a project they call 1001 fesses fesses is french for butts. A modern classic, the cosmo has roots as far back as the 1930s. A cosmopolitan based on gin and raspberry first appears in a rare 1934 cocktail book. The mix cosmopolitan cocktail recipe vodka cocktails. The ultimate guide to mixology can be found in one of these cocktail books. Jan 17, 2020 the cosmopolitan was built on the back of the kamikaze vodka, lime, and triple sec and the daisy gin or tequila or brandy, some kind of flavor enhancing liqueur, some kind of citrus and the.
It is likely that the drink was created independently by different bartenders since the 1970s. Who wants to buy the mixes with chemicals and all artificial ingredients. Enter a word or two in the box to find recipes within the cosmopolitan section. Get our best cocktail recipes, tips, and more when you sign up for our newsletter. Jan 15, 2015 cosmopolitan is a delicious cocktail, which exists in several various versions. Although degroff didnt invent the cosmo, he probably did as.
Belly up to the bar and get recipes for your favorite drinks. Cosmopolitan drinks recipes drinks tube jamie oliver. Would use 12 oz of pure cranberry juice like from lakewood, for bitterness and red color, not the cranberry juice cocktail from ocean spray et. Absolut citron, triple sec, lime juice, cranberry juice, orange zest. The international bartenders association recommend you make a cosmopolitan with citron vodka and for your triple sec you use cointreau. Garnish with a lime white cosmo 1 12 oz vodka 1 oz white cranberry juice 14 oz cointreau splash of fresh lime juice garnish. This recipe will make quite a liquorstrong cosmo, try adding more cranberry to taste. Made in a martini glass and comprised of vodka, cointreau, lime juice and cranberry, its also incredibly easy to make. Add vodka, cointreau, cranberry juice and fresh lime juice to a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Because nothings hotter than a girl who can whip up a killer drink, heres a barfull of cocktail recipes served up cosmo style.
Our easy recipe is brought to life by the flamed garnish. This recipe for the perfect cosmo drink is what i consider to be perfection. Here are several variations of the worlds best cosmopolitan recipe that you can try at your next party. As for the 1933 cosmopolitan, well, i believe it should really be called cosmopolitan daisy. But like many drinks, this one seems to have evolved over time. Strikinglyillustrated with over 700 fabulous photographs, this comprehensive collection of cocktails opens up an endless repertoire to both the new and the experienced cocktail lover. You can search the title, ingredients, or entire recipe by selecting the appropriate option.
The cosmopolitan is just that, a little sip of sophistication and a throwback to the sex and the city girls. Cooks original recipes called for absolut citron, a splash of triple sec, a drop of roses lime and just enough cranberry to make it oh so pretty. While the cosmopolitan cocktail is often seen as a new invention, this pink lady has been around for nearly 100 years although, shes seen some changes along the way originally made with raspberry and lemon juices, the cosmopolitan was made over by ocean spray ad execs in a 1960s ad campaign where it was renamed the. Perfect cosmopolitan cocktail recipe make a perfect. Small screen delivers beautifully crafted videos about cocktails, bartending, mixology, food and cooking, each and every week. There are a few recipes that are very similar to the cosmo we know, but nothing quite exactly the same. The origins of the cosmopolitan are somewhat disputed. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice then add vodka, triple sec, cranberry juice and lime juice. The cosmopolitan was invented in the us in the 1970s. The cosmopolitan is a vodkabased cocktail that has become very popular with women, especially since its prominent appearance in the popular hbo television show sex and the city. As with many classic cocktails, especially those with obvious names, the origins of the cosmopolitan are disputed.
Classic cosmopolitan made with your favorite vodka, triple sec, a splash of cranberry juice and lime for a simple and classic cocktail for any gathering the class cosmopolitan has a reputation of being a girly drink but it really is a great classic suitable for many occasions girly or not. How to make a cosmopolitan cocktail drink the kitchen magpie. Several books are out this year for you to get completely lost in. Its believed the cosmopolitan has its roots in a cocktail with the same name in the book, pioneers of mixing at elite bars published in 1934, with slightly different ingredients. The cosmopolitan cocktail the cosmo we know today combines citron vodka with cointreau, cranberry juice, and fresh lime juice. The cosmopolitan, a stylish pink concoction in a martini glass, was the signature cocktail in the 1990s for carrie bradshaw and her sex and the city friends but before that, it was favoured by madonna and other celebrities from south beach to new york to san francisco. Strikinglyillustrated with over 700 fabulous photographs, this comprehensi. Back in 1968 the folks at ocean spray were looking for more interesting and inventive ways to.
The cosmopolitan is a combination of specific ingredients and cointreau triple sec liqueur, for a refreshing and delicious drink. Though often presented far differently, the cosmopolitan also bears a likeness in composition to the kamikaze cocktail the origin of the cosmopolitan is disputed. It is generally recognised that john caine brought the drink to san francisco around 1987 from the midwest. The cosmopolitan cocktail drink how to make a good cosmopolitan. The best new books of 2019 books coming out in 2019.
Strain into a cold martini glass and finish of with a scoop of very finely, crushed ice. Lipsmackingly sweetandsour, the cosmopolitan cocktail of vodka, cranberry, orange liqueur and citrus is a good time in a glass. Some blue curacaos are quite sweet, so you may want to up the lime a little. The legendary cosmopolitan is a simple cocktail with a big history. Aug 01, 2007 buy 1001 cocktails by barker, alex isbn.
A crispy roast chicken recipe sure to be a new favorite the best seafood to order online for mothers day. Add the vodka, cointreau, cranberry juice, and lime juice to a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. The closest match is the kamikaze, which is just vodka, triple sec, and lime juice. Most experts credit cheryl cook with formulating and naming the modern cosmopolitan in the 1980s. Books by cosmopolitan magazine author of the cosmo kama. The combination of vodka, orange liqueur, lime juice, and cranberry juice have made it a timeless classic. I love cosmos for how easy they are to drink and how i. Some argue that the cosmopolitan cocktail is a relatively modern development, but others point to a recipe that appeared in a 1934 book.
The essential collection for the best home bars and mixologists parker, suzi on. The cosmopolitan is a vodkabased cocktail thats a colorful and fruitflavored variation of the martini. A classic cosmopolitan recipe, with vodka, cointreau, cranberry, and lime. Not to sweet, not too tart, super quick to make made with cranberry juice, lime juice. Bartendingcocktailscosmopolitan wikibooks, open books. According to gary regan, the original cosmopolitan was created by south beach bartender cheryl cook. A little more dressy than the workingclass vodka cranberry.
Make a white cosmopolitan by using white cranberry juice not red. Shake the cocktail shaker for about 30 seconds until well chilled. Cosmopolitan magazines most popular book is the cosmo kama sutra. This book features five very different cocktails named cosmopolitan, but the following recipe, shown in the book as an example of a daisy, includes triple sec and is very similar to todays cosmopolitan, only with lemon in place of lime, gin in place of vodka and raspberry syrup in place of cranberry. The cosmopolitan cocktail isnt a particularly old recipe though depending on who you ask, similar drinks date back to the 1930s, but since sex and the city popularized it in the 90s its become something of a classic.
Cosmopolitan magazine has 31 books on goodreads with 1467 ratings. The cosmopolitan cocktail drink is one of the most popular cocktails in the world. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He also has a section on the history of cocktails, techniques, tricks, and equipment. As this year comes to a close, lets take some time to reflect on some of the hottest books that came out in 2019. Pour into a martini glass and garnish with a lime wedge. Use a shaker for cosmopolitan cocktail drink recipe.
The cosmopolitan is a relative of cranberry coolers like the cape codder. Look no further for all the advice you could ever need to make the most delicious, smart, indulgent, and certainly decadent, cocktails. This book features five very different cocktails named cosmopolitan, but the following recipe, shown in the book as an example of a daisy, includes triple sec and is very similar to todays cosmopolitan, only with lemon in place of lime, gin in place of. The use of citrus flavored vodka as the basis for this cocktail appears to have been widely popularized in the mid 1990s by dale degroff 16 and is used in the iba. Ocean spray promoted a blend of vodka, cranberry and lime during the 1960s under the name harpoon. The cosmopolitan really started to come into its own in the 80s. The pinkhued martini was a favorite of the characters on the show. The cosmopolitan, typically referred to as the cosmo, gained popularity during the 1990s when it was frequently mentioned on the television show sex and the city. Bridal showers, holiday gatherings, date night, new years eve, or. This calls for jigger gordons gin, 2 dashes cointreau, juice of one lemon, teaspoon raspberry juice, specifying the drink should be shaken and strained into glass no. From origins in miami to finding fame in the 90s thanks to sex and the city, the cosmopolitan is a balanced sour that is often not given the respect it deserves. Who knows, the next cosmopolitan might just be one of these.
The cosmopolitan is usually served in a large cocktail glass, also called a martini glass. A cosmopolitan, or informally a cosmo, is a cocktail made with vodka, triple sec, cranberry juice. This classic vodka cocktail should be served blushing pink. We like the extra bite of extra lime juice, so we use 12 an ounce in our cosmopolitan cocktails. Not to sweet, not too tart, super quick to make made with cranberry juice, lime juice, vodka and cointreau.
Adapted from the cosmopolitan cocktail recipe in the 1934 book, pioneers of mixing at elite bars. When the modern craft cocktail renaissance first started back at the end of the 1990s, much of the national dialogue surrounding the resurrection of old recipes and techniques took place on blogs and online forums as well, of course, as back and forth across the bar. The cosmopolitan, or cosmo is a sweettart combination of citrus and cranberry flavors that, conveniently, is an attractive pink color when mixed and served properly. Great book for the volume of drinks,beautiful pics. Lime wedge mix all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. These guys take making cocktails very seriously, so using these drinks is probably your best option. Serve this for elegant pre dinner drinks or an evening in with the girls cosmopolitan cocktails. The cosmopolitan gained significant popularity in the 1990s partly due to the fact that sarah jessica parkers character, carrie bradshaw, in the hit televsion programme, sex in the city, often ordered the drink. How to make the cosmopolitan cocktail cointreau us. Like many famous cocktails, its origins are disputed, but by the early 1990s it was a popular drink in stylish cocktail bars in san francisco and new york. Luckily, that means weve gotten a lot of cosmopolitan drink variations thanks to bored, creative bartenders ever since. Its what dustcovered cattle punchers and squinteyed outlaws called for when they sidled up to the bar. Cosmopolitan the quintessential modern classic the.
Cosmopolitan cocktail recipe how to make a cosmopolitan. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. It reached its height of popularity in the 1990s, when the hbo show sex and the city was at its peak. It is traditionally served in a cocktail glass, but if you dont have such, a plain drinks glass will do. Though some see it as an overdone and often poorly made cocktail, it is truly a wonderful creation. This tasty collection features dozens of the magazines most delicious and easytomake drinks, organized by mood or occasion. Aug 01, 2007 the cocktails are divided into 5 different categories with the categories explained at the beginning of the book bubbly, long, short, fruity, and quirky. Strain into a martini glass, garnish with a lime wedge on the rim, and serve. Make your own martini, margarita, bloody maryplus all the best cocktail and mocktail recipes.
And it was the belt of choice for toughguy privateeyes. This 1,001photo project finds the beauty in every butt. For this reason, the drink is sometimes mistakenly categorized as a type of martini. Trending cocktail recipes come and go, but this pink blushed beauty holds court as one of the most revered modern cointreau classics. The blood orange cosmopolitan funnily enough, my research tells me that ocean spray were some of the first to invent the early version of the cosmopolitan cocktail. The international bartenders association recipe is based on vodka citron, lemonflavored vodka. You can wear the most popular fashions, but that isnt nearly as much fun as finding your own style or yes, your own cocktail. Youll be surprised at how easy it is to make a cosmopolitan with jamie olivers drinks tube.
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