Next Level Cosmopolitan Recipes

EASY WHISKEY SOUR

Steps:

• Add the ingredients to a cocktail shaker. Fill with a handful of ice and shake until very cold.
• Strain the drink into a glass. Serve with ice, an orange peel and a cocktail cherry.

COSMOPOLITAN

Steps:

• Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice. Add the vodka, orange liqueur, cranberry juice cocktail and lime juice. Shake well, then strain into a cocktail glass.

WATERMELON COSMOPOLITANS

Steps:

• Place the watermelon in a food mill fitted with the largest disc set over a medium bowl and process. The food mill will separate the seeds and the pulp from the juice; you should have about two cups of juice. Pour into a pitcher and discard the seeds and pulp. Stir in the vodka, Cointreau, and lime juice.
• Fill a cocktail shaker half-full with ice, pour in the cocktail mixture, and shake it for a full 30 seconds. Pour into chilled martini glasses and garnish each glass with a sprig of mint. Serve ice cold.

AN ADAPTABLE COSMOPOLITAN COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Set coupe glass or other cocktail glass in the freezer to chill for 10 minutes.
• In a shaker, combine the vodka, cranberry juice cocktail, orange liqueur and lime juice. Add ice and shake until very well chilled.
• Strain cocktail into chilled glass. Garnish with lime wedge or lemon twist, if desired.

COSMOPOLITAN

Steps:

• Combine vodka, cranberry juice, lime juice, and triple sec in a cocktail shaker. Fill shaker with ice, cover, and shake vigorously until outside of shaker is very cold, about 20 seconds.
• Strain cocktail through a Hawthorne strainer or a slotted spoon into a martini glass. Garnish with orange twist.

COSMOPOLITAN

Steps:

• Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker. Shake well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with orange peel.