Cosmopolitan

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Who created the Cosmopolitan?

The Cosmopolitan was first created by Cheryl Cook in South Beach, Maimi, in either 1985, or 1986.

Toby Cecchini is credited with changing the rose's lime cordial to Fresh Lime Juice, and standardising the Triple Sec as Cointreau.

Common Recipes

Recipe#1: Dale DeGroff.

• 1 1/2 oz. Citron Vodka
• 1/2 oz. Cointreau
• 1/4 oz. Fresh Lime Juice
• 1 oz. Cranberry Juice

Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange peel.

Recipe#2: Gary Regan.

• 1 1/2 oz citrus vodka
• 1 oz triple sec
• 1/2 oz fresh lime juice
• 1 or 2 dashes cranberry juice, for color

Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a Lime Wedge.

Recipe#3: Voted Best Cosmopolitan in London, England by Time Out.

• 35ml Cytrynowa (Polish Lemon Vodka)
• 15ml Triple Sec
• 5ml Rose's Lime Cordial
• 5ml Fresh Lime Juice
• 20ml Cranberry Juice
• 2 dashes Hoppes Orange Bitters

Shake with ice, and then strain into Cocktail Glass. Garnish with a Flamed Orange Twist.

Cheryl Cook quote from Ardent Spirits Newsletter Oct 2005

"“Circa 1985(?) or 1986(?): The Martini had just made it's come back. Women were ordering Martinis just to have a drink in that classic glass. Many women did not seem to really like a true martini or the new age martini, the vodka martini. What overwhelmed me was the number of people who ordered Martinis just to be seen with a Martini glass in their hand. It was on this realization that gave me the idea to create a drink that everyone could pallet and was visually stunning in that classic glass. This is what the Cosmo was based on.

“I was the Head Bartender of the Strand on Washington Avenue during the first five years. My Southern Wine and Spirits rep brought me a new Absolut product, "Absolut Citron." He said, ‘create something Cheryl.’ I love a challenge and I had wanted to create a new drink for the Martini glass so..…. The ingredients, as I always phrased it, ‘Absolut Citron, a splash of triple sec, a drop of roses lime and just enough cranberry to make it oh so pretty in pink,’ fell in suit. Basically this recipe is a no brainier, mixing wise. Merely a kamikaze with Absolut Citron and a splash of cranberry juice. My objective was also a "design" task. To create a visually stunning cocktail in a beautiful glass. Pretty and pretty tasty too. Not so much trying to reinvent the wheel, just bringing it up to speed.” "

External links

• Webtender Cosmopolitan Threads
• Ardent Spirits Newsletter