The legendary Cosmopolitan reached its height of popularity in the 1990s, when the HBO show “Sex and the City” was at its peak. The pink-hued, Martini-style drink was a favorite of the characters on the show. The original Cosmopolitan was created in 1985 by Miami bartender Cheryl Cook while working at a South Beach bar called the Strand. Eager to invent a new cocktail for the Martini glass, Cook riffed on the classic Kamikaze by using a newly introduced citrus-flavored vodka, plus a splash of cranberry juice.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 ounces citron vodka
- 3/4 ounce Cointreau
- 3/4 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed
- 1/2 ounce cranberry juice cocktail
- Garnish: lime wedge
Steps
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Add the vodka, Cointreau, lime juice, and cranberry juice cocktail into a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled.
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Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
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Garnish with a lime wedge.