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
"“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.” "
