Saturday 7 April 2012

Ten More Variations of the Cosmopolitan Cocktail Recipe - Food - Wines and Spirits


I've already introduced you to the classic recipe for Cosmopolitan cocktail and also to six variations of it in previous articles. It's time to show you a few more variants on this theme.

By now, you probably know how I passionately love flavors. My attitude toward food (and life) is similar to that of Julia Child in the Julie and Julia movie. When I'm bored, I find my joy in looking up new recipes. They truly cheer me up.

The same goes with cocktail recipes. From the moment I discovered the cocktails' world, I knew I found my new passion. In my eyes, Cocktails are about experimenting with tastes and expressing creativity. Just like cooking; only in a liquid form. It's a free world filled with joy and laughter. Good to be part of it!

Cosmo is one of the best simple cocktails out there. You can be sure that lots of folks gave it a try to come up with slight or not-so-tiny modifications to give it an extra kick and see if their concoction is even better than the original recipe for Cosmo.

Now you can decide for yourself if they were right. Check out the following ten recipes for Cosmopolitan cocktails. I hope you will enjoy playing with them as much as I do. (All measurements are given in fluid ounces.)

Champagne Cosmopolitan

Ingredients

1 of Vodka Citron (lemon flavored vodka) 1 of semi sweet champagne 1 dash Grand Marnier (bitter orange liqueur) 1/2 of freshly squeezed lime juice 1 1/2 of cranberry juice

Preparation

1. Shake all the ingredients except for champagne with ice in your Boston shaker.2. Strain the mixture into a chilled flute champagne glass.3. Top it off with champagne.4. Garnish with orange twist.

Pomegranate Cosmopolitan

Ingredients

1 1/3 of Vodka Citron 1/2 of Cointreau (high-quality triple sec liqueur) 1/2 of freshly squeezed lime juice 1 of pomegranate juice

How to prepare

1. Shake all the ingredients with ice in your Boston shaker.2. Strain the mixture into a chilled Martini glass.3. Garnish with lime wheel.

White Cosmopolitan

Ingredients

2 of Vodka Citron 4 of white cranberry juice 1 of freshly squeezed lime juice 1 of simple syrup

Steps

1. Shake all the ingredients with ice in your Boston shaker.2. Strain the mixture into a chilled large cocktail glass.3. Garnish with lime wheel.

Tequila Cosmopolitan

Ingredients

1 1/2 of white Tequila 1/2 of Grand Marnier 1 of freshly squeezed lime juice 1 1/2 of cranberry juice

Preparation

1. Shake all the ingredients with ice in your Boston shaker.2. Strain the mixture into a chilled Martini glass.3. Garnish with lime wheel.

Caribbean Cosmopolitan

Ingredients

1 1/2 of Bacardi Limon rum 1 of Cointreau 1/2 of freshly squeezed lime juice 1 of cranberry juice

How to prepare

1. Shake all the ingredients with ice in your Boston shaker.2. Strain the mixture into a chilled Martini glass.3. Garnish with lime wheel.

Gin Cosmopolitan

Ingredients

1 1/2 of dry gin 1 of Cointreau 2 of cranberry juice

Steps

1. Shake all the ingredients with ice in your Boston shaker.2. Strain the mixture into a chilled Martini glass.3. Garnish with one lime twist and one lemon twist dropped in the cocktail.

Raspberry Cosmopolitan

Ingredients

1 1/2 of raspberry flavored vodka 1 1/2 of Stirrings Cosmopolitan Cocktail Mixer 3 raspberries

Preparation

1. Shake all the ingredients with ice in your Boston shaker.2. Strain the mixture into a chilled Martini glass.3. Garnish with lemon twist.

South Beach Cosmopolitan

Ingredients

2 of Vodka Citron 1 of raspberry liqueur 1 of cranberry juice

How to prepare

1. Shake all the ingredients with ice in your Boston shaker.2. Strain the mixture into a chilled Martini glass.3. Garnish with maraschino cherry.

White Grape Cosmopolitan

Ingredients

1 1/2 of white grape flavored vodka 1/4 of Cointreau 1/2 of freshly squeezed lemon juice 1 of cranberry juice 1 of lemon soda

Steps

1. Shake all the ingredients with ice in your Boston shaker.2. Strain the mixture into a chilled Martini glass.3. Garnish with two white grapes on a toothpick.

Passion Fruit Cosmopolitan

Ingredients

3 of passion fruit flavored vodka 1/2 of Cointreau 1/2 of freshly squeezed lime juice 1/2 of cranberry juice

Preparation

1. Shake all the ingredients with ice in your Boston shaker.2. Strain the mixture into a chilled Martini glass.3. Garnish with lime twist.



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