Cosmopolitan
A vibrant, tart, and fruity vodka cocktail with a beautiful pink hue, featuring cranberry and fresh lime.
Base
vodka
Glassware
Martini glass
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Ingredients
- 1.5 oz vodka (citrus)
- 1 oz triple sec
- 0.5 oz fresh lime juice
- 0.5 oz cranberry juice
- Lime wheel, to garnish
Instructions
- 1Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
- 2Shake until well chilled.
- 3Strain into a chilled coupe and garnish with a lime wheel.
Origin & Story
United States, 1970s–80s
Its precise inventor is disputed among several bartenders, but the pink, citrusy vodka cocktail didn't reach true fame until the 1990s, when it became inseparable from the era's cocktail-bar culture.
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