Strain botanicals as needed, or remove with tweezers or tongs, and the herb-infused simple syrup is ready for use. Allow to cool, then refrigerate with botanicals until ready to use.
each of water and sugar, and 3-4 fresh-cut rosemary sprigs. A lime wheel makes an eye-catching garnish. Stir to dissolve sugar, and when mixture goes clear, remove from heat and add your chosen botanicals to infuse. Replace the usual cranberry juice with pomegranate juice for a tart, refreshing twist on the classic cocktail. To make a simple syrup, add equal parts water and cane sugar to a pot on medium low heat. Strain shaker into chilled highball filled with ice and garnish with a rosemary sprig. In a shaker, add ice to fill, then add 3/4 oz. rosemary-infused simple syrup* Rosemary spring for garnish PREPARATION:Ĭhill your glass by adding ice to fill, set aside. Here’s what you need to do a Cosmopolitan justice, beyond what you might be able to dig out of the fridge or cupboard.2 oz. If you're in the mood for a much-mocked cocktail of the past that's deserving of more respect, we can point you towards the Long Island Iced Tea or the Alabama Slammer. Remember what goes into a Cosmo with this memory trick: Very (vodka) Cute (Cointreau) Little (lime) Cocktail (cranberry). 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 Cape Codder (vodka, lime, cranberry juice, and club soda). This copycat recipe of the Winter White Cosmo Bonefish Recipe Elderflower is AMAZING It’s their most popular signature drink in the winter for good reason. It's not so popular anymore, but then again, we as a society aren't as fun and flirty as we once were. Either way, the cocktail was fun, it was flirty, and drinkers were fanatic about it by the '90s. There are more stories of people tweaking and disseminating Cosmo culture. His version used Absolut Citron, Cointreau, fresh lime juice, and cranberry juice. When it’s time to serve them, remove them from the fridge. Simply add all of the ingredients to a mason jar or large pitcher (depending on the quantity), cover and refrigerate. Another bartender credited with popularizing the Cosmo, Toby Cecchini, said he was shown a San Francisco version of the drink in 1988, found it disgusting, and rejiggered it for his bar in Manhattan. Cosmos are an easy drink to make ahead of time. Bartender John Caine, who's often cited as the guy who made the Cosmo big, told Punch that the drink had ties to the gay community he himself first came across it in Cleveland and transported the recipe (vodka, triple sec, Rose's lime juice, and Ocean Spray cranberry juice) across the country with him to San Francisco in 1987, where it blew up. There are quite a few folks laying claim to the invention of the Cosmopolitan-or rather, popularizing a Cosmo that was more palatable than the version that had popped up in the late '70s or early '80s. Just note: Any comments about its "girly-ness" are outrageous liquor is nothing if not all-inclusive. It first came on the scene around the emergence of the Gay Rights movement, 'before the cocktail renaissance,' as they put it, and stole the show, becoming a quick classic.
Some recipes call for citrus-flavored vodka, but unflavored vodka works just fine. A cosmopolitan, according to Punch Magazine, is an alcoholic cocktail served in a martini glass made with a combination of vodka, cranberry juice, triple sec, and lime. And if you do happen to be mixing it in the privacy of your home, well, that sounds like one hell of a night to party solo.
You don't order (or make) a Cosmo if you're trying to be low-key. And its look-rich pink liquid, Martini glassware-is undeniable bold. Let us let go of that association.Īs it stands, a Cosmo is a partly sweet, partly tart cocktail that all together tastes as electric as it looks. And while yes, the show is still hugely present in the lives of metropolitan dwellers everywhere (including very proudly myself), and yes, one of its stars did reinvigorate the SATC conversation by marshaling up a progressive gubernatorial candidacy in New York in 2018 (we're all Miranda wannabes now), there's more to the Cosmopolitan than this HBO relic. The lime juice really brightens up the drink. For the love of god: Sex and the City happened two decades ago. Oftentimes cosmos are just heavy with cranberry juice, but not this one.